UNSPSC 50593002: Dried Non GMO chinese flat-headed cabbage

The variety of Non GMO chinese cabbage known as Non GMO chinese flat-headed cabbage that has been dried for preservation. 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 50593002 Dried Non GMO chinese flat-headed cabbage is a Commodity code nominally describing a single dried produce item, yet the recent state and local solicitations posted under it span broad food and consumable sourcing for institutional food service. State and local governments are actually buying groceries, fresh produce, meal preparation services, and consumable kitchen products under this code—ranging from 1,100-line-item grocery contracts for school nutrition programs to fresh produce buys and senior meal delivery services. The issuing bodies include school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, Pascagoula-Gautier School District), county commissioners (Hillsborough County), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), and city procurement departments. The scope emphasizes compliance with the National School Lunch Program, Buy American provisions requiring at least 51 percent domestic agricultural content, Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act nutrition standards, HACCP food safety plans, and delivery to central warehouses and designated school or senior-service sites on a regular Monday-through-Friday schedule.

Recent activity concentrates in the Southeast and South, with posted opportunities from Connecticut, Texas, Georgia, Mississippi, and Florida between April and June 2026. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases posted IFB BNB052266 on June 30, 2026, for over 1,100 grocery line items supporting school nutrition, with electronic bids due the same day through OpenGov and delivery to a central warehouse and school sites on a firm fixed-price basis, Net 45 terms, contract term July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027. Hancock County Board of Education released IFB #SN002-2027 on June 10, 2026, for fresh produce spanning apples, berries, cruciferous and root vegetables, and specialty produce across 200-plus line items, bids due June 26, 2026, contract July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission posted IFB HHS0017449 on June 11, 2026, for food and consumables at the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a prior-period historical value of $1.5 million, proposals due July 11, 2026, contract term September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2027. Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners issued ITB-26-00289 on June 3, 2026, for senior meal preparation and delivery services valued at $17,832,659.90 over three years, bids due June 25, 2026, requiring bidders be licensed Florida Department of Elderly Affairs Adult Care Food Program caterers.