UNSPSC 50405914: Spirulina

The variety of sea vegetables known as spirulina

UNSPSC 50405914 Spirulina is a Commodity code that sees limited recent state and local procurement activity directly aligned with its nominal scope. The single recent opportunity nominally tagged to the code—a Texas TDCJ sweet potatoes procurement (IW253121, posted June 23, 2026)—does not represent spirulina or algae-based products. Instead, state and local governments buying under or near this taxonomy are procuring fresh produce, frozen vegetables, and commodity agricultural goods for institutional food service, school nutrition programs, and corrections facilities. The issuing bodies include school districts (Madison Metropolitan, Hillsborough County, Northside Independent, Austin Independent, Savannah-Chatham, Bartow County, Glynn County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Bryan County, Dougherty County, Early County, Henry County, Douglas County cooperative), counties (Muscogee, Liberty, Glynn, Bryan, Bartow, Bulloch, Dougherty), state departments (Texas TDCJ, Texas Comptroller, Georgia), and child-serving nonprofits (Head Start of Greater Dallas, Rockwood School District). The work being solicited is overwhelmingly fresh produce (apples, bananas, carrots, lettuce, potatoes, strawberries, tomatoes, peppers), with secondary categories for frozen vegetables, dairy, proteins, and pantry staples. Geographic concentration is heaviest in Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in Florida, Missouri, and Connecticut.

Recent representative solicitations include the Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4163 (posted July 8, 2026, due July 29, 2026) for approximately 5,900 weekly servings of fresh fruit and vegetable snacks sourced within 400 miles of Madison and within Wisconsin, with a 5% preference for Wisconsin Supplier Diversity Program-certified vendors and a $0.20 per pound preference discount on organic produce; the Northside Independent School District RFP 2026-048 in San Antonio (posted April 14, 2026, due May 7, 2026) for fresh produce delivery to 117 schools five days weekly with evaluation weighted 35% price, 25% extent of goods meeting needs, and 15% quality; the State of Georgia IFB #4 2027-2026 for fresh produce (posted April 20, 2026, due May 27, 2026); and the Texas TDCJ IFB 304T-26-300CF (posted May 4, 2026, originally due April 21, 2026, extended to May 4, 2026) for approximately 382 cafeteria food line items including canned and fresh vegetables across five TDCJ warehouse distribution points. No recent spirulina-specific opportunities appear in the state and local record; the code shows minimal direct relevance to current institutional procurement activity.