UNSPSC 50583006: Non GMO fengshan bok choy

The variety of Non GMO chinese cabbage known as Non GMO fengshan bok choy. This means that they are produced without the use of methods that genetically modify organisms by means that are not possible under natural conditions. Such methods include cell fusion, microencapsulation and macro-encapsulation, and recombinant DNA technology (including gene deletion, gene doubling, introducing a foreign gene, and changing the positions of genes when achieved by recombinant DNA technology).

Traditional methods of breeding, conjugation, fermentation, hybridization, in vitro fertilization, or tissue culture are considered to be non-GMO.

UNSPSC 50583006 Non GMO fengshan bok choy is a Commodity code that does not reflect the fresh-produce procurement activity currently being solicited by state and local governments. Recent state and local opportunities tagged to this code predominantly solicit broad fresh-produce and fresh-vegetable line items for school nutrition programs, institutional cafeterias, and child nutrition initiatives, rather than procurement of a specific bok choy cultivar by name. The issuing bodies are primarily school districts and boards of education across multiple states, supplemented by state departments of agriculture and education; repeat buyers include Glynn County Board of Education (Georgia), Bulloch County School District (Georgia), Liberty County Board of Education (Georgia), and multiple Texas independent school districts, reflecting sustained annual demand for produce under school lunch and breakfast programs. Representative recent solicitations include the Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 school districts across Georgia (proposals due March 4, 2026), and Northside Independent School District's RFP 2026-048 for fresh produce serving 127 elementary, middle, and high schools across San Antonio (sealed bids due May 7, 2026 via Bonfire Portal). Early County Board of Education's solicitation and Liberty County Board of Education's IFB exemplify the standard scope: line-by-line bids for approximately 60 produce items delivered weekly to multiple school sites, with USDA Child Nutrition Reimbursable compliance, HACCP certification, Buy American provisions, and temperature-controlled delivery between 6:00 AM and 2:30 PM.

Georgia dominates recent posting activity, with five solicitations from school districts and county boards of education between late February and early May 2026; Texas accounts for three significant institutional procurements (Austin ISD, McAllen ISD, Northside ISD), and Missouri (Rockwood R-VI School District) and Florida (Hillsborough County Public Schools) each show one. Contract periods are uniform across the sample—July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027—with renewal options typically extending two to four additional one-year terms. All solicitations emphasize domestic sourcing, whole-grain and low-sodium formulations, and products without artificial additives; estimated annual contract values range from $600,000 (Hillsborough County FFVP) to $5.5 million aggregate (GEC Buying Cooperative Areas One and Two combined). The code as named shows negligible alignment with actual purchasing—no recent opportunity explicitly specifies non-GMO fengshan bok choy or names this variety by cultivar. Prospecting under this code requires focus on broad fresh-produce and vegetable-supply contracts, not niche varietal specifications.