UNSPSC 50405916: Wakame

The variety of sea vegetables known as wakame

UNSPSC 50405916 Wakame is a Commodity code that names a single seaweed product, but state and local procurement activity under this code is sparse and does not reflect significant institutional buying. The recent opportunities associated with this code do not center on wakame; instead, they cluster around fresh produce procurement for school nutrition programs, child care centers, and correctional institutions. Of the nineteen records in the most-recent-opportunities block, only two solicitations reference seaweed or marine products at all, and neither solicits wakame specifically. The remaining seventeen opportunities are RFP, RFQ, and IFB notices for fresh fruits, vegetables, carrots, potatoes, and generic produce items—commodity categories outside the nominal scope of UNSPSC 50405916. This mismatch between the code's name and the actual solicitations suggests either tagging error in the source data or that wakame procurement, if it occurs at all in state and local government, falls below the activity threshold captured in recent opportunities.

The issuing bodies across the opportunity set span school districts (Madison Metropolitan School District, Hillsborough County Public Schools, Northside ISD, McAllen ISD, multiple Georgia county boards of education), state departments (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, State of Georgia), county and municipal systems (Savannah-Chatham County, Douglas County School System, City of San Antonio), and specialized nutrition programs (Head Start of Greater Dallas). The geographic concentration is heavy in Texas, Georgia, and Florida, with secondary activity in Connecticut and Missouri. Given that the procurement opportunities do not materially concern wakame or other seaweed products, pursuing this code based on recent activity is not recommended—the code shows no meaningful current market demand in state and local procurement.