UNSPSC 50435808: Dried organic laver

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

UNSPSC 50435808 Dried organic laver, a Commodity code, does not align with the state and local procurement activity currently posted under it. The recent opportunities tagged with this code are instead soliciting broad food supply contracts for school districts, correctional facilities, and child nutrition programs—specifically dried beans (pinto and red), fresh produce, cafeteria food products, and grocery staples for meal service delivery, none of which reference dried laver or seaweed products. The mismatch between the nominal code scope and actual buying activity suggests this code sees little relevant state and local procurement volume for its intended product line.

The recent opportunities reflect routine school nutrition and institutional food service procurement across multiple states and issuing bodies. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued two invitations to bid for dried pinto beans (127,500 pounds in March 2026 and 42,500 pounds in June 2026, both due to ODOC's Central Distribution Center in Salem). Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia) solicited a Master Grocery K-12 contract with bids due April 27, 2026, covering supply to 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens. Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri) posted a Child Nutrition Services grocery bid (over 900 line items) due April 29, 2026. The Douglas County School System (Georgia) issued two RFPs—one for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 districts across two geographic areas (due March 4, 2026, with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million for Area One) and another for main-line food supply and distribution to 32 schools serving 25,500 students with an estimated annual expenditure of $9 million (due February 18, 2026). The City of Edinburg, Texas, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice also posted food supply solicitations in mid-2026. These procurements span school districts, state corrections departments, and municipal child nutrition programs in Texas, Virginia, Missouri, Georgia, and Oregon, with no activity reported under the dried organic laver code itself.