UNSPSC 50405907: Kelp

The variety of sea vegetables known as kelp

UNSPSC 50405907 Kelp is a Commodity code, but state and local governments show no recent procurement activity under it. The recent opportunities records present 30 fresh produce solicitations across school districts, state agencies, and other local entities, yet none explicitly seek kelp or seaweed products. Instead, the tagged opportunities cover apples, bananas, carrots, potatoes, broccoli, lettuce, tomatoes, berries, citrus fruits, and other conventional produce staples for school nutrition programs, institutional food service, and child nutrition initiatives. The code appears misaligned with actual buying patterns, or the procurement data reflects traditional vegetable and fruit categories rather than kelp-based or marine algae products that the nominal code suggests.

School districts dominate the recent issuing bodies, including Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin), Northside Independent School District (Texas), Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida), and numerous Georgia school systems (Bulloch County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Glynn County, Liberty County, and others). State agencies also procure heavily—the Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued multiple solicitations for carrots, white potatoes, and sweet potatoes, while the State of Georgia and Georgia Board of Education solicited fresh produce. Other entities include Head Start of Greater Dallas, the City of San Antonio, and the Rockwood School District in Missouri. Geographic activity concentrates in Texas and Georgia, with secondary presence in Florida, Wisconsin, Connecticut, and Missouri. Representative recent opportunities include the Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (response due July 29, 2026), Northside Independent School District's RFP 2026-048 for fresh produce (response due May 7, 2026), and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's IFB IW241979-A for carrots in bulk quantities (response due March 17, 2026). Absent evidence of actual kelp procurement under this code, the category should be treated as inactive for business development purposes or verified against the procurement source to confirm proper code assignment.