UNSPSC 50435807: Dried organic kelp

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

UNSPSC 50435807 Dried organic kelp, a Commodity code, does not appear in state and local procurement activity reflected in recent solicitations. The nine recent opportunities tagged under or related to this code address fresh produce, dried beans, cafeteria food products, and grocery supply for school nutrition and correctional facilities — none of which specify dried kelp as a line item or category. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual goods being solicited suggests either miscoding by issuing bodies or minimal procurement demand for dried kelp under state and local contracts. State and local governments do procure dried legumes (Oregon Department of Corrections solicited 127,500 and 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans in June and March 2026) and general grocery staples through school districts, state corrections departments, and child nutrition programs, but dried seaweed products do not surface in the available opportunity set.

The recent solicitation activity clusters in Texas, Georgia, Missouri, Virginia, and Oregon, driven primarily by school nutrition programs (Fairfax County Public Schools, Muscogee County School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Rockwood R-VI School District, Douglas County School System), state corrections departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), child care programs (City of Edinburg, Texas), and state procurement offices (State of Illinois, State of Georgia). Representative opportunities include the City of Edinburg's RFP for CACFP meal program supplies (due August 4, 2026), the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's IFB for cafeteria food products spanning 382 line items across five warehouse locations (due May 4, 2026, extended via addendum), and Fairfax County Public Schools' IFB for Master Grocery K-12 serving 45 schools and distribution kitchens (due April 27, 2026). No recent solicitation references dried kelp or kelp-based products; the code appears inactive or misapplied in current state and local procurement.