UNSPSC 50445808: Frozen laver

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

UNSPSC 50445808 Frozen laver, a Commodity code, sees minimal relevant recent activity in state and local procurement — the posted opportunities show isolated food-service bidding that does not align with the code's specific scope. The Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, school districts in Georgia and Missouri, and county correctional facilities have issued recent solicitations for frozen vegetables, frozen mixed vegetables, supplemental food and consumable products, and comprehensive grocery procurement, but none of these opportunities explicitly reference frozen laver as a line item or product specification. The code appears misaligned with the actual commodities being procured across the recent opportunities, which center on frozen corn, frozen potatoes, frozen assorted vegetables, frozen carrots, and mixed frozen vegetable blends rather than laver-specific products.

Recent solicitations posted between February and July 2026 demonstrate active state and local procurement for frozen food products generally, but frozen laver does not appear as a specified commodity in any of the available opportunities. Oregon Department of Corrections issued multiple ITBs for frozen carrots, corn, and assorted vegetables (S2910000017451, S2910000017439, S2910000016589, S2910000016558, S2910000016071) with response dates ranging from March through July 2026; Texas Health and Human Services Commission and Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued multiple invitations for broad food and consumable categories; school nutrition programs across Georgia, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and Virginia sought comprehensive grocery and produce procurement; and Montgomery County, Pennsylvania and other jurisdictions issued as-needed food supply contracts. The geographic spread of recent activity spans Oregon, Texas, Georgia, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Illinois, and Virginia, reflecting widespread state and local food-service procurement. However, the absence of frozen laver specifications in any posted opportunity suggests either minimal demand for this commodity in the state and local market or a systematic mislabeling of opportunities under this code, warranting verification of actual procurement needs before pursuing business development activity under UNSPSC 50445808.