UNSPSC 50425806: Dried irish moss

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

UNSPSC 50425806 Dried irish moss is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local opportunities posted under it show no activity aligned with that specific product. Instead, the code tags solicitations for dried beans—kidney beans, black beans, and pinto and red beans—used in institutional food service, correctional facilities, and child care meal programs. State and local governments buying under this code are procuring bulk dried legumes for cafeteria, prison kitchen, and CACFP meal operations, with specifications emphasizing USDA grading standards, triple-cleaning to remove foreign material and debris, moisture limits, and compliance with FDA and HACCP requirements. Issuing bodies include state departments of corrections, state purchasing offices, local school districts and municipal food-service programs, and corrections industries divisions. The work involves specification compliance, bulk delivery logistics, and food-safety documentation rather than moss procurement.

Activity appears across Georgia (Correctional Industries and State Purchasing), Oregon (Department of Corrections), Texas (Department of Criminal Justice and municipal CACFP programs), and Illinois (institutional food supply). Recent representative solicitations include the Oregon Department of Corrections' bid for approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans (RFQ S2910000017705, due June 19, 2026, with incumbent pricing at $0.493 per pound and a combined 10% Oregon-preference adder), the State of Georgia's IFB for kidney beans to Georgia Correctional Industries (RFQ 92100ERFQ0020612027, due October 9, 2026, in 880-bag increments), and the City of Edinburg, Texas's RFP for CACFP meal program supplies including dried beans as part of a broader five-category food and nonfood procurement (RFP 2026017, due August 4, 2026, with local-vendor preference under Texas Government Code Section 271.9051). Delivery terms typically require FOB destination, palletization where specified, and compliance with institutional food-handling protocols.