UNSPSC 50445814: Frozen spirulina

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

UNSPSC 50445814 Frozen spirulina, a Commodity code, does not reflect the current state and local procurement activity associated with this taxonomy entry. The recent opportunities tagged under this code overwhelmingly solicit institutional food service items—shelf-stable proteins, frozen vegetables, dairy products, condiments, and disposables—for correctional facilities, school nutrition programs, state supported living centers, and senior services operations. Frozen spirulina does not appear in any of the representative solicitations, suggesting either a data classification mismatch in the source system or minimal current demand for this specific product line at the state and local level.

State and local issuing bodies soliciting under this code span county purchasing offices, state departments of corrections and health services, school district nutrition programs, and specialized facilities operations. Repeat buyers include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (multiple large institutional food service RFPs), Oregon Department of Corrections (frozen vegetable and potato product ITBs), Georgia and Pennsylvania county governments (school and correctional facility food procurement), and the State of Illinois (weekly food supply for veterans' facilities). Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Oregon, Pennsylvania, and Illinois, with scattered activity in Connecticut, New Jersey, and other states. Recent representative opportunities include Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' informal written quote for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items due October 19, 2026 (IWQ 140229); Montgomery County, Pennsylvania's IFB for groceries, meats, cereals, and paper products to the correctional facility due September 30, 2026; the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office's RFP for weekly food orders to the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy due August 24, 2026; and the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB for 360,000 pounds of assorted frozen vegetables due August 20, 2026. The code appears to function as a catch-all for institutional food service procurement rather than as a specific commodity category, creating significant noise for vendors specializing in spirulina products.