UNSPSC 50415813: Organic seaweeds

The variety of organic sea vegetables known as organic seaweeds

UNSPSC 50415813 Organic seaweeds (Commodity) does not reflect active state and local procurement demand. The recent solicitations tagged under this code are all for fresh produce, fresh fruits and vegetables, and specialty produce items for school nutrition programs, institutional food service, and child nutrition initiatives—no suppliers are requesting organic seaweeds specifically.

The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and actual buying signals that state and local procurement systems are using this Commodity code as a catch-all or placeholder for produce categories that do not fit elsewhere in the taxonomy. A review of the most recent opportunities shows that school districts, county boards of education, and independent school systems across Georgia, Texas, Missouri, and Florida are actively soliciting fresh produce (apples, bananas, carrots, broccoli, peppers, tomatoes, leafy greens, berries, citrus, potatoes, eggs) through RFPs, RFQs, and IFBs with response dates ranging from March through June 2026. Issuing bodies include Northside Independent School District (San Antonio), Hillsborough County Public Schools (Tampa), Early County Board of Education (Georgia), Bulloch County School District (Georgia), Douglas County School System (Georgia cooperative), and Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), among others. These procurements emphasize Buy American compliance, HACCP certification, USDA Child Nutrition Program eligibility, domestic sourcing preferences, GAP certification where applicable, and firm fixed pricing or cost-plus models tied to USDA market reports. Estimated annual contract values in available documentation range from $600,000 (Hillsborough FFVP) to $4.4 million (Douglas County GEC cooperative Area One). No recent opportunities under this code show procurement of organic seaweeds as a product line. Suppliers pursuing work in the institutional produce space should monitor school nutrition RFPs and cooperative purchasing vehicles in Georgia, Texas, and Florida rather than expect opportunities coded specifically to seaweeds.