UNSPSC 50415801: Organic agar-agar

The variety of organic sea vegetables known as organic agar-agar

UNSPSC 50415801 Organic agar-agar is a Commodity code that maps to state and local procurement of food products and food-service supplies, though the recent opportunities do not isolate organic agar-agar as a distinct line item. Instead, the code appears to fall within broader food procurement activity: school districts and regional food-service operators solicit produce, fresh fruits and vegetables, and staple food items (meats, poultry, seafood, dairy, grains, condiments) bundled with non-food kitchen supplies, cleaning products, and paper goods. The issuing bodies include county governments (Collier County Parks and Recreation), school districts (Early County Board of Education), state purchasing offices (Georgia), and specialized health-care purchasing coalitions (Marion Health Care Coalition). School districts dominate the recent record, using line-by-line competitive bids and RFPs to source food for National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program operations; counties and states use ITNs and open bids for food-service concessions and general food-supply contracts.

Recent activity appears in Florida, Georgia, and Marion County (state unspecified), with Georgia and Florida showing the strongest recent posting volume. Representative recent opportunities include the Early County Board of Education RFP for food and non-food supplies (bids due June 8, 2026), which encompasses 300+ food items and 60 non-food and paper products with emphasis on domestic sourcing, whole-grain options, and low-sodium formulations; Collier County's ITN for food services at North Collier Regional Park (proposals due March 6, 2025), which required menu variety, food-safety compliance, and local-vendor preference worth 10 evaluation points; and the State of Georgia's general food, supplies, and kitchen products bid (due June 22, 2026). Pricing models vary: school districts require firm pricing with escalation caps tied to USDA indices and six-month review cycles, while regional operators negotiate per-square-foot concession rates. All vendors face Buy American and food-safety compliance requirements, and school districts explicitly allow piggybacking by neighboring districts on identical bid terms.