UNSPSC 50445801: Frozen agar-agar

The variety of sea vegetables known as agar-agar that has been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50445801 Frozen agar-agar, a Commodity code, does not appear in recent state and local procurement activity. The posted opportunities reference frozen vegetables, frozen potatoes, frozen specialty foods, and broad-category frozen food products for institutional food service at correctional facilities, state hospitals, state supported living centers, school districts, and county senior services centers, but none specify frozen agar-agar as a line item or procurement focus. The recent opportunities span multiple issuing bodies—state departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Illinois, New Jersey, Georgia), county governments (Gwinnett County Georgia, Montgomery County Pennsylvania), school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education Connecticut, Ben Hill County Schools Georgia, Early County Board of Education Georgia, Burke County Public Schools Georgia)—and span geographic areas including the Southeast (Georgia, Pennsylvania), Texas, the Pacific Northwest (Oregon), Illinois, and the Northeast (Connecticut, New Jersey). Representative recent solicitations include the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB for 360,000 pounds of assorted frozen vegetables due August 20, 2026, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB for frozen food products totaling approximately $9 million annually due August 18, 2026, and Gwinnett County's informal written quote for 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items due October 19, 2026. None of these opportunities identify frozen agar-agar as a commodity being solicited, suggesting this code either represents a niche specialty product with minimal state and local demand or is not actively used within the current procurement taxonomy for the jurisdictions issuing food-service contracts.