UNSPSC 50613002: Canned or jarred Non GMO chinese flat-headed cabbage

The variety of Non GMO chinese cabbage known as Non GMO chinese flat-headed cabbage that has been canned or jarred 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 50613002 Canned or jarred Non GMO chinese flat-headed cabbage is a Commodity code that sees minimal recent activity in state and local procurement; the recent-opportunities block contains no solicitations directly matching this specific product. The code sits at the granular end of the food-supply taxonomy and nominally describes preserved cabbage products with non-GMO and Chinese-origin specifications. State and local governments do procure canned vegetables, but recent activity in the opportunities block focuses on broader food-supply contracts that roll dozens or hundreds of line items into single IFBs or RFPs, making it unlikely that a vendor would encounter a solicitation calling explicitly for this single SKU.

The block does show strong recent activity in related commodity codes — canned tomatoes (S2910000017145 and S2910000016089 from Oregon Department of Corrections), fresh produce (multiple school district RFPs and RFQs), and comprehensive grocery procurement (Texas HHSC, Illinois Veterans Homes, Georgia school districts, and Missouri school districts). The issuing bodies are predominantly school nutrition programs, state agency food service operations (corrections, mental health, supported living centers, veterans homes), and multi-district cooperative purchasing vehicles. Geographic concentration runs heaviest in Georgia, Texas, Missouri, and Oregon, with secondary activity in Illinois and Virginia. A vendor pursuing this code would be better served targeting broader canned-vegetable and preserved-food line items embedded in school district and state-agency food service contracts rather than waiting for a stand-alone cabbage procurement. Response dates in the block range from February through June 2026, with most school-year procurement closing in April–May for July 1, 2026, contract starts.