UNSPSC 50415816: Organic wakame

The variety of organic sea vegetables known as organic wakame

UNSPSC 50415816 Organic wakame (Commodity) does not align with the recent state and local procurement activity posted under this code. The 15 recent opportunities in the source record describe school nutrition programs, institutional food service, and fresh produce procurement — apples, bananas, broccoli, carrots, eggs, berries, leafy greens, and prepared salads delivered weekly to elementary and secondary schools, school districts, and institutional food service operations across Georgia, Texas, Missouri, and Florida. None of the solicitations name or describe organic wakame, seaweed products, or Asian specialty produce. The code appears misapplied to this category of institutional food procurement.

The issuing bodies across the recent opportunities are predominantly school districts (Northside Independent School District in San Antonio; Early County Board of Education and Bulloch County School District in Georgia; Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri; Liberty County Board of Education and Muscogee County School District in Georgia; Savannah-Chatham County Public School System; Glynn County Board of Education; McAllen Independent School District and Austin Independent School District in Texas; Hillsborough County Public Schools in Tampa, Florida; and Douglas County School System in Georgia through the GEC Buying Cooperative), with one state procurement (Georgia fresh produce IFB). The geographic concentration is heaviest in Georgia and Texas, with activity also in Missouri and Florida. Representative recent solicitations include the Douglas County School System RFP SN 26-004 for fresh produce and eggs across 30 school districts in two geographic areas of Georgia (proposals due March 4, 2026, estimated annual spending of approximately $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two), Northside Independent School District RFP 2026-048 for fresh produce for child nutrition across San Antonio-area campuses (sealed bids due May 7, 2026), Austin Independent School District RFP 26RFP034 for fresh produce and a la carte beverages (proposals due March 11, 2026), and Bulloch County School District IFP for locally-grown produce within 200 miles of Statesboro, Georgia (proposals due May 4, 2026). Given the mismatch between the code name and actual procurement activity, opportunities under this code merit close review before pursuit.