UNSPSC 50593016: Dried Non GMO yau choy sum

The variety of Non GMO chinese cabbage known as Non GMO yau choy sum 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 50593016 Dried Non GMO yau choy sum is a Commodity code that captures state and local procurement of specialty vegetables and fresh produce for school nutrition programs, institutional food service, and senior meal operations. State and local governments buying under this code are sourcing fresh and processed produce items—including fresh-cut vegetables, specialty greens, root vegetables, berries, and related fresh-produce line items—as components of larger school lunch contracts, institutional cafeteria supply agreements, and senior nutrition programs. The issuing bodies are primarily school districts and county education boards (managing breakfast and lunch programs under the National School Lunch Program and Child Nutrition guidelines), county and state health and human services agencies operating institutional food service at state-supported facilities, and county boards of commissioners managing senior meal delivery programs. School districts appear as the dominant repeat buyer type, with nutrition departments sourcing produce and food items on firm fixed-price annual contracts.

Recent activity shows broad geographic spread across multiple states. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases (Connecticut) posted an IFB for over 1,100 grocery line items including vegetables and fruits for the Bridgeport Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services, due June 30, 2026, with contracts running July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 and Buy American requirements for 51 percent domestic agricultural ingredients. Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) issued an IFB on fresh produce spanning 200-plus line items with a June 26, 2026 bid deadline and July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 contract term. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission posted an IFB for food and consumable products at the El Paso State Supported Living Center, due July 13, 2026, with a historical annual value of $1.5 million and firm fixed unit-rate pricing. Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners (Florida) solicited senior meal preparation and delivery services under ITB 26-00289 with an estimated three-year value of $17.8 million, due June 25, 2026. The State of Georgia and Pascagoula-Gautier School District (Mississippi) also posted food and nutrition solicitations in the same period. Across these jurisdictions, Buy American provisions requiring domestic agricultural content, HACCP certification, nutritional compliance with the Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act, and firm fixed pricing throughout the contract term are standard requirements.