UNSPSC 50583013: Non GMO shanghai d bok choy

The variety of Non GMO chinese cabbage known as Non GMO shanghai d 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 50583013 Non GMO Shanghai bok choy is a Commodity code that captures fresh specialty leafy vegetables sourced through state and local school nutrition programs and institutional food service operations. Recent solicitations under this code show school districts and county educational systems procuring mixed fresh-produce categories—including bok choy and other Asian greens—as part of broader institutional nutrition contracts, though the code appears primarily to track individual produce line items within larger food-service RFPs and IFBs rather than standalone bok choy procurements. School districts dominate the issuing bodies, with county boards of education and independent school systems (including Northside Independent School District in San Antonio; Savannah-Chatham County, Glynn County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, and Bulloch County school systems in Georgia; Early County Schools in Georgia; Hillsborough County Public Schools in Tampa; and McAllen and Austin independent school districts in Texas) all sourcing produce through institutional nutrition bids. State agriculture and general food-supply contracts from the State of Georgia also appear, though at lower frequency than school nutrition work. Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in Missouri and Florida.

School nutrition represents the primary use case, with vendors supplying fresh produce to elementary, middle, and high school campuses under multi-year contracts (typically July 1 through June 30 annually with renewal options). Representative solicitations include the Northside Independent School District's RFP 2026-048 (due May 7, 2026) for fresh produce to 47 campuses across San Antonio requiring USDA Child Nutrition Reimbursable compliance and Texas-grown prioritization; Early County Board of Education's line-by-line food bid (due June 8, 2026) encompassing 300+ food items including specialty vegetables across three schools with domestic sourcing and whole-grain preferences; Bulloch County School District's farm-to-school IFP (due May 4, 2026) specifying 24 produce items grown within 200 miles; and the Douglas County School System's cooperative-purchasing RFP through GEC (due March 4, 2026) covering fresh produce and eggs for 30 school districts across Georgia with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million in one geographic area. Contracts typically require HACCP certification, Buy American compliance, temperature-controlled delivery to school sites between 6:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. on school days, and firm pricing for extended periods with adjustments permitted only on documented USDA or CPI increases. No set-asides or preferential designations for disadvantaged vendors are identified across these solicitations.