UNSPSC 50593010: Dried Non GMO rosette bok choy

The variety of Non GMO chinese cabbage known as Non GMO rosette bok choy 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 50593010 Dried Non GMO rosette bok choy is a Commodity code that, based on recent state and local solicitations, appears to describe a narrow specialty produce item with minimal procurement activity at the K-12 school nutrition and senior meal service level. The recent opportunities block contains no direct solicitations for dried bok choy or comparable dried vegetables; instead, the code's recent activity consists of broad-scope grocery, fresh produce, and meal delivery contracts where dried specialty vegetables, if purchased at all, would represent a small line item within much larger produce or food service portfolios. School districts, county boards of education, and municipalities are the primary issuing bodies soliciting food products under related codes, but none of the recent opportunities name dried bok choy or comparable dried cruciferous vegetables as standalone procurement categories.

The geographic spread of food procurement activity includes Georgia (Douglas County School System, Hancock County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Bulloch County Board of Education, State of Georgia), Connecticut (Meriden Public Schools, City of Bridgeport), Texas (HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center, City of Dallas), Florida (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners), Mississippi (Pascagoula-Gautier School District), and Virginia (Fairfax County Public Schools). Representative recent opportunities include the Meriden Public Schools RFP for commercial groceries and USDA Foods (RFP 02641, approximately $3.1 million, due February 25, 2026); the Douglas County School System RFP for food supply and distribution (RFP 26-003, approximately $9 million, due February 18, 2026); and the Hancock County Board of Education IFB for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items (IFB SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026). These opportunities focus on volume commodities—apples, berries, leafy greens, root vegetables, dairy, and protein—rather than specialty dried items, indicating that dried bok choy would have limited procurement relevance within state and local school nutrition budgets.