UNSPSC 50425810: Dried red algae

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

UNSPSC 50425810 Dried red algae is a Commodity code that does not reflect the work actually being solicited under it in recent state and local procurement activity. The most recent opportunities posted under this code are for dried beans — kidney beans, black beans, and pinto and red beans — and broader food-supply categories for institutional meal programs and correctional facilities, none of which align with the code's nominal scope of dried red algae or seaweed products. State and local procurement offices appear to be tagging dried-bean and food-supply solicitations to this code inconsistently, creating a fundamental mismatch between the code's intended commodity and the contracts actually being awarded beneath it.

The geographic activity centers on Oregon, Georgia, Texas, and Illinois, with the Oregon Department of Corrections, Georgia Correctional Industries, the State of Texas Department of Criminal Justice, and the State of Illinois among the issuing bodies. Representative recent solicitations include the Oregon Department of Corrections' June 2026 IFB for approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans (bids due June 19, 2026), Georgia Correctional Industries' October 2026 RFQ for kidney beans in 880-bag increments (due October 9, 2026), and the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts' May 2026 IFB for cafeteria food products spanning 382 line items of proteins, grains, dairy, and produce for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (due May 4, 2026, extended via addendum). The City of Edinburg, Texas, also posted an RFP in August 2026 for Child and Adult Care Food Program meal supplies serving approximately 400 children daily, with a local-vendor preference under Texas Local Government Code Section 271.9051. This code does not show relevant recent activity aligned with dried red algae procurement.