UNSPSC 50425802: Dried arame

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

UNSPSC 50425802 Dried arame, a Commodity code, shows little relevant recent activity. The recent state and local contract opportunities tagged under this code—a kidney beans procurement from Georgia Correctional Industries, a CACFP meal program from the City of Edinburg Texas, dried black beans and pinto/red beans from Oregon, a quarterly food order from Illinois, and cafeteria food products from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice—are for legumes and general food supplies, not the seaweed product (arame) the code nominally describes. The mismatch between the code name and the actual work being solicited suggests either miscoding by the issuing jurisdictions or that this particular Commodity code does not capture what state and local procurement offices are actually buying under it.

The geographic spread of recent activity spans Georgia, Texas, Oregon, and Illinois, with multiple state correctional and food-service agencies driving demand for bulk dried legumes and institutional food supplies. Representative recent opportunities include Georgia Correctional Industries' RFQ for kidney beans (due October 9, 2026), the Oregon Department of Corrections Purchasing/Contracts Division's IFB for approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans (due June 19, 2026 with a combined 10% evaluation preference for Oregon-fabricated and Oregon-headquartered bidders), and the Texas Comptroller's IFB on behalf of TDCJ for cafeteria food products spanning 382 line items including proteins, grains, and canned goods across five geographic areas (due May 4, 2026 after addendum extension). If your firm supplies legumes or institutional food products, activity is present but the Commodity code itself does not appear to be the governing taxonomy for these solicitations.