UNSPSC 50613013: Canned or jarred Non GMO shanghai d bok choy

The variety of Non GMO chinese cabbage known as Non GMO shanghai d bok choy 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 50613013 Canned or jarred Non-GMO Shanghai bok choy is a Commodity code that in practice covers shelf-stable canned and jarred vegetables—a narrow subset of the broader consumable food procurements that state and local agencies issue regularly. Recent solicitations tagged to this code show that state and local governments source prepared foods and food service supplies for institutional cafeterias, dining facilities, and specialized food programs, but the specific canned bok choy line item appears infrequently in actual bids. The issuing bodies include state health and human services departments operating state supported living centers and state hospitals, county boards of commissioners managing senior services, state corrections departments, school districts, and state procurement divisions on behalf of large institutional customers. The work involves responding to institutional food service RFQs, IFBs, and ITBs with firm fixed pricing, managing delivery within tight windows (often seven days or less from order), meeting USDA grade and labeling standards, submitting detailed product specifications and nutritional data, and complying with state debarment, E-Verify, and insurance requirements.

Recent activity is concentrated in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has posted multiple IFBs for state supported living centers (HHS0018082 for Lufkin, due October 23, 2026; HHS0017872 for Lufkin, due August 25, 2026; HHS0017449 for El Paso, due July 13, 2026; and HHS0016792V2 statewide supplemental food, due March 19, 2026), the Texas Comptroller on behalf of the Department of Criminal Justice posted IFB 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food to TDCJ distribution points (due May 4, 2026), and Georgia school districts (Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools) and Gwinnett County (IWQ 140229, due October 19, 2026) have issued competitive food bids. Oregon Department of Corrections posted S2910000017145 for canned tomatoes (due June 19, 2026) and S2910000017460 for potatoes (due July 27, 2026), though the latter lacks sufficient detail for evaluation. The specific canned bok choy Commodity code shows no recent solicitations in the available records; the code is nested within broader food procurement categories where vendors typically respond to dozens or hundreds of line items per IFB rather than single SKUs.