UNSPSC 50425801: Dried agar-agar

The variety of sea vegetables known as agar-agar that has been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50425801 Dried agar-agar (Commodity) represents a niche procurement line item with minimal recent state and local activity. The code name reflects the material itself—dried agar extracted from seaweed—but the recent opportunities show this commodity appears infrequently in state and local solicitations and rarely as a standalone purchase. The California Department of Food and Agriculture procured 2,500 kilograms of powdered agar agar (RFQ P25-1724, due June 10, 2026) for laboratory use in sterile fruit fly diet production, a specialized life-science application distinct from food service use. No other recent state or local opportunities directly target dried agar-agar as a commodity; the remaining recent solicitations in the source data address broader food procurement (dried beans, fresh produce, cafeteria items, and grocery supplies) that may incidentally include agar or gelatin products but do not isolate them as line items.

Activity under this code is geographically limited to California based on the single identified recent procurement. Issuing bodies soliciting under this code are state-level technical agencies rather than the school districts, counties, and municipalities that dominate adjacent food-procurement codes. The absence of repeat buyers or geographic clustering suggests the code sees episodic demand driven by specialized laboratory and research functions rather than sustained institutional food service or procurement activity. Business development professionals should treat this code as a watch category; the narrow scope and low transaction frequency make pursuit difficult unless the firm has existing relationships with California state lab procurement or similar specialized end-users.