UNSPSC 50593014: Dried Non GMO shantung cabbage

The variety of Non GMO chinese cabbage known as Non GMO shantung 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 50593014 Dried Non GMO shantung cabbage is a Commodity code representing a single produce line item that state and local governments procure as part of broader school nutrition and institutional food-service contracts. Recent opportunities show that dried shantung cabbage appears within large multi-item grocery and fresh-produce bids issued by school districts and state institutional food-service programs rather than as a standalone solicitation. The code sits within procurement workflows designed to support the National School Lunch Program, state-supported living facilities, senior nutrition programs, and summer food-service initiatives, where vendors must meet Buy American agricultural content thresholds (typically 51% domestic in processed goods), HACCP compliance, nutritional standards under the Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act, and extensive vendor documentation and insurance requirements.

State and local issuing bodies include school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, Pascagoula-Gautier School District), county health and human services departments (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners for senior meals), state institutional facilities (Texas Health and Human Services Commission for state-supported living centers), and statewide procurement offices (State of Georgia). Recent representative opportunities include the City of Bridgeport's June 2026 RFQ for over 1,100 grocery line items with a June 30, 2026 response deadline through OpenGov e-Procurement, Hancock County Schools' June 2026 IFB for fresh produce spanning 200+ line items with a June 26, 2026 deadline, and the State of Georgia's May 2026 IFB for food, supplies, and kitchen products due June 22, 2026. Activity appears concentrated in the Southeast (Georgia, Mississippi, Florida, Texas, Connecticut) and driven by school-year and institutional-service cycles; no nationwide or Northern regional opportunities appear in the recent block.