UNSPSC 50425816: Dried wakame

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

UNSPSC 50425816 Dried wakame, a Commodity code, nominally covers seaweed products but sees no recent state and local procurement activity aligned with that scope. The recent opportunities posted under this code—kidney beans (Georgia Correctional Industries), dried pinto and red beans (Oregon Department of Corrections), dried black beans (State of Oregon), and cafeteria food products spanning proteins, dairy, grains, and condiments (Texas Department of Criminal Justice)—are dried legumes and broad institutional food procurement, not seaweed. The mismatch suggests the code is either miscoded by posting jurisdictions or has been repurposed within certain state procurement systems to cover dried commodity proteins and institutional food supply more broadly.

State and local buyers soliciting under this code include state correctional agencies (Georgia Correctional Industries, Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), state purchasing offices (State of Georgia, State of Oregon), and city government (City of Edinburg, Texas for a Child and Adult Care Food Program). Recent activity concentrates in the South and Pacific Northwest—Georgia, Texas, and Oregon—with all opportunities targeting bulk institutional food supply for corrections, state agencies, and child nutrition programs. Representative recent solicitations include Georgia Correctional Industries RFQ 92100ERFQ0020612027 for kidney beans (due October 9, 2026, 880-bag increments, all-inclusive pricing with no separate freight reimbursement), Oregon Department of Corrections IFB S2910000017140 for approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans (due June 19, 2026, triple-cleaned U.S. No. 2 grade or better, palletized FOB destination to Salem within 45 days, historical incumbent price $0.493 per pound), and Texas Department of Criminal Justice IFB 304T-26-300CF for 382 line items of cafeteria food products across five geographic distribution points (extended response due May 4, 2026, firm fixed pricing with FOB Destination and shipping included).