UNSPSC 50623004: Non GMO choy sum purees

The variety of Non GMO chinese cabbage known as Non GMO choy sum. 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 50623004 Non GMO choy sum purees, a Commodity code, sees minimal recent state and local procurement activity. State and local governments acquire fresh produce and specialty food items under this code to support institutional food service operations—school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and health and human services agencies. The recent opportunities block contains no solicitations specifically for choy sum purees or non-GMO specifications that would indicate active demand for this particular commodity. Instead, the block shows broad food service procurement across canned tomatoes, fresh produce mixed lots, grocery staples, and prepared entrees from school districts, state corrections departments, health and human services agencies, and state facilities.

The issuing-body mix spans school districts (Rockwood R-VI in Missouri, Burke County and Liberty County in Georgia, Savannah-Chatham in Georgia, Fairfax County in Virginia, Douglas County in Georgia), state agencies (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Illinois Veterans Home, Georgia Department of State Health Services), and corrections facilities (Texas Department of Criminal Justice). Geographic activity is concentrated in Georgia, Missouri, Texas, Oregon, and Illinois, with no evidence of solicitations under this specific code for choy sum purees or non-GMO produce items. The code shows no recent representative opportunities tied to non-GMO choy sum purees specifically. Procurement professionals evaluating this code should note the mismatch between the nominal commodity—a specialized Asian green vegetable with non-GMO sourcing—and the actual solicitation activity, which focuses on broad commodity food service categories where choy sum and non-GMO specifications are not prominently featured in current state and local RFPs and IFBs.