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 state and local procurement activity over the past five months. The recent opportunities block contains no bids, RFPs, RFQs, or ITBs for frozen arame or any seaweed or marine-plant product. The records show extensive food procurement across corrections facilities, schools, state supported living centers, and county social services—but the solicitations name frozen vegetables (corn, mixed blends, green beans, broccoli, potatoes), proteins, dairy, grains, condiments, and consumable supplies. Frozen arame sits outside this active procurement footprint.

State and local food purchasing is concentrated in institutional feeding: corrections departments (Texas TDCJ, Oregon DOC, Montgomery County PA), state hospitals and supported living centers (Texas HHSC, Illinois Veterans Home), school districts (Georgia, Connecticut, Texas), and county social services (Gwinnett County GA). The mix spans ITBs, IFBs, and informal quotes with response dates ranging from May through October 2026, geographic activity concentrated in Texas, Georgia, Oregon, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and New Jersey, and contract values ranging from five figures (county quotes) to $19 million (Texas HHSC multi-year frozen-food framework). Arame—a specialty seaweed product—does not align with the commodity-heavy, cost-conscious, volume-oriented purchasing patterns these agencies exhibit. No procurement office has tagged a recent food solicitation with this code, and no source material suggests demand for it at state or local institutional facilities.