UNSPSC 50405915: Susabi nori

The variety of sea vegetables known as susabi nori

UNSPSC 50405915 Susabi nori, a Commodity code, does not reflect the actual procurement activity indexed under it in recent state and local solicitations. Instead of nori—the dried seaweed product implied by the code name—state and local food service operations are soliciting fresh produce supply contracts covering fruits, vegetables, and prepared produce items for school nutrition programs, corrections facilities, senior services, and child care operations. The code shows robust recent activity across school districts, state corrections agencies, and municipal departments nationwide, with issuing bodies ranging from large independent school districts to county school systems, state departments of criminal justice, city procurement offices, and Head Start organizations. Over the past four months, school nutrition programs have dominated the opportunity set, driven by annual procurement cycles for the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice conducts parallel institutional food service procurements for incarcerated populations; and specialized programs such as the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program generate additional targeted solicitations for elementary schools and early childhood settings.

Georgia and Texas lead recent activity by jurisdiction count, with school districts in both states issuing sealed-bid and RFP procurements for annual produce supply. Representative recent opportunities include the Northside Independent School District (San Antonio, Texas) RFP 2026-048 seeking fresh produce for child nutrition with five-day-per-week delivery across all district campuses and a May 7, 2026 proposal deadline (the contract replacing an expiring agreement and requiring all incumbent vendors to re-bid); the Dougherty County Board of Education (Georgia) sealed-bid procurement for 40 fresh produce line items across 24 school nutrition sites, bids due June 16, 2026; and the Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin) RFB 4163 for approximately 5,900 weekly servings of fresh fruit and vegetable snacks under the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program, with a Wisconsin diversity-owned business preference and responses due July 29, 2026. The Head Start of Greater Dallas, Inc. IFB 26-GP solicited approximately 32,409 cases of produce, frozen foods, and meat across multiple suppliers, with sealed bids due June 24, 2026. School districts across Georgia, Texas, Florida, Connecticut, and Missouri account for the bulk of current procurements; corrections and senior services represent secondary but consistent demand. Geographic concentration in school-year-driven jurisdictions suggests activity spikes coincide with annual contract cycles in July–August and mid-year renewal or amendment windows.