UNSPSC 50445802: Frozen arame

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

UNSPSC 50445802 Frozen arame—a Commodity code—does not appear in recent state and local procurement activity. The opportunities tagged under this code instead reflect broader frozen vegetable and grocery procurement, with no solicitations specifically requesting arame or other seaweed products.

State and local governments buying under this code are primarily institutional food service operations: corrections departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Montgomery County Pennsylvania), school districts (Fairfax County Virginia, Savannah-Chatham Georgia, Douglas County Georgia, Bulloch County Georgia, Burke County Georgia, Rockwood Missouri, Dallas Texas, Ben Hill County Georgia, Early County Georgia, and City Schools of Decatur Georgia), and municipal purchasing offices (City of Bridgeport Connecticut). The mix of issuing bodies shows corrections and school nutrition as the dominant segments. Representative recent solicitations include the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB for frozen corn (40,000 pounds, due July 24, 2026) and frozen potato products (120,000 pounds, due July 24, 2026), Texas HHSC's IFB for supplemental food and consumables serving state hospitals and supported living centers statewide (210 line items, historical value $1.5 million annually), and Fairfax County Public Schools' K–12 master grocery contract (approximately 76 minimum items, contract term July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 with four renewal options). Geographic activity concentrates in Oregon, Texas, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Connecticut, and Missouri, with corrections procurement and school nutrition programs driving the majority of volume.

The code shows little relevant recent activity. Solicitations posted under 50445802 in the past six months name frozen corn, frozen potatoes, fresh produce, generic grocery items, and food service commodities—none of which align with frozen arame, a specialized Japanese seaweed product. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and actual procurement suggests either miscoding by issuing bodies or minimal arame demand in state and local institutional food service. A business development professional evaluating this code should verify whether arame fits the actual purchasing pattern of target customer agencies before investing pursuit resources; the recent opportunity record offers no supporting signal for this commodity.