UNSPSC 50455814: Frozen organic spirulina

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

UNSPSC 50455814 Frozen organic spirulina, a Commodity-tier code, maps poorly to recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally identifies a single specialized food product—frozen organic spirulina—but the recent opportunities tagged under it are broad-spectrum school nutrition and general food-service solicitations spanning fresh produce, eggs, frozen foods, grocery staples, meats, dairy, grains, and prepared entrees. None of the recent opportunities name spirulina or other algae-based products as line items or solicitation scope. The mismatch suggests either misclassification in the source data or the code's use as a catch-all for food-service buys that do not map cleanly to narrower commodity codes. State and local buyers using this code—primarily school districts and state agencies—are procuring broad food-service portfolios for child nutrition, cafeteria operations, and state facility dining, not specialized organic supplements.

School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, including Early County Board of Education (Georgia), City Schools of Decatur (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), and Dallas Independent School District (Texas), alongside state procurement offices in Georgia and specialty cooperative purchasing vehicles like the GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 Georgia districts. Geographic activity concentrates heavily in Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in Missouri. Recent representative opportunities include Early County Board of Education's FY27 Food Bid (RFQ, due June 8, 2026) for 300+ food items and 60+ non-food supplies supporting the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs; City Schools of Decatur's Invitation for Bid for frozen foods and grocery items (IFB, sealed bids due May 15, 2026) requiring HACCP plans and $1,000,000 general liability; and the Douglas County School System's RFP SN26-003 for food supply and distribution services serving 32 schools and approximately 25,500 students with an estimated annual expenditure of approximately $9,000,000 (proposals due February 18, 2026, now closed). Pricing structures emphasize firm, fixed quotes inclusive of delivery, USDA compliance and Buy American provisions, and compliance with state E-Verify and federal debarment requirements across all recent solicitations.