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, sees minimal direct activity in recent state and local procurement. The code's nominal scope — organic seaweed products — does not align with the actual buying patterns in the available opportunities. Instead, recent solicitations under this code tag institutional food procurements for beans, grains, and comprehensive cafeteria supplies serving correctional facilities, school districts, and child-care programs. Georgia Correctional Industries, the Oregon Department of Corrections, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, and the State of Illinois have all posted bids for dried beans (kidney, pinto, red, and black varieties), dried goods, and bulk food products intended for institutional meal preparation in quantities measured in bags, pounds, or weekly supply cycles. These buyers emphasize USDA grading compliance, triple-cleaning standards, bulk packaging on pallets, and delivery to centralized distribution points. The issuing bodies span state corrections and food-service agencies rather than a broad cross-section of local government.

Recent opportunities show activity concentrated in the Southeast and Pacific Northwest, with the most recent and detailed solicitations from Georgia, Oregon, and Texas. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued IFB S2910000017140 on June 5, 2026, for approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans with a June 19, 2026 deadline, applying a combined 10% evaluation preference for Oregon-fabricated and Oregon-headquartered vendors; the historical price was $0.493 per pound from incumbent Intersect USA. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, through the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Statewide Procurement Division, issued IFB 304T26300CF on May 4, 2026, for approximately 382 line items of cafeteria food products across five geographic areas with responses due May 4, 2026 and an extended deadline of May 4, 2026. Georgia Correctional Industries posted RFQ 92100ERFQ0020612027 on October 2, 2026, for kidney beans in 880-bag increments due October 9, 2026, with all-inclusive delivery pricing and no separate freight reimbursement. The code shows little activity aligned with its stated scope and should be evaluated cautiously against the actual institutional dried-goods purchasing pattern in corrections and food-service contexts.