UNSPSC 50405910: Red algae

The variety of sea vegetables known as red algae

UNSPSC 50405910 Red algae is a Commodity code that spans fresh and processed food ingredients, yet the recent state and local opportunities tagged under this code show little direct alignment with red algae procurement—instead, the recent activity reflects broad fresh-produce and food-service supply contracts. State and local governments are buying fresh fruits, vegetables, prepared foods, and food-service supplies for institutional food operations (prisons, mental health facilities, state supported living centers, school districts, senior centers), not specialized algae products. The issuing bodies include state departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections and Mental Health), county and city governments (Collier County, City of San Antonio), school districts (Madison Metropolitan, Dougherty County Board of Education, Bartow County, Early County, Bryan County), and regional coalitions (Marion Health Care Coalition, Head Start of Greater Dallas). Most repeat activity comes from Texas state agencies and Georgia school districts.

Recent opportunities cluster in Texas, Georgia, Illinois, and Florida. Representative solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0018082 for consumable foods at Lufkin State Supported Living Center (posted October 16, 2026, bids due October 23, 2026), spanning prepared foods and food-service supplies; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's multiple fresh-produce solicitations for warehouse supply (IW267420, IW267411, IW267376, all September–October 2026); the Illinois Department of Corrections' RFQ 27426DOCJOLIEB53849 for fresh produce bi-weekly delivery to Joliet Treatment Center (posted August 27, 2026, due September 3, 2026); the Bartow County School System's local fresh fruit and vegetable RFP (posted May 21, 2026, due June 22, 2026, emphasizing 400-mile sourcing); and Dougherty County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce across 24 school nutrition sites (posted May 19, 2026, due June 16, 2026). The code shows material volume in institutional food procurement but minimal direct red-algae sourcing; the UNSPSC tagging appears to reflect a mismatch between the code's nominal scope and what state and local procurement offices actually need.