UNSPSC 50465801: Canned or jarred agar-agar

The variety of sea vegetables known as agar-agar that has been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50465801 Canned or jarred agar-agar is a Commodity code that sees minimal direct procurement activity in state and local government. The recent opportunities block shows no solicitations explicitly requesting agar-agar; instead, state and local agencies procure a broad range of shelf-stable and prepared food products—canned vegetables, tomatoes, proteins, condiments, bakery items, dairy products, and food service consumables—through food service and nutrition contracts. The code's nominal scope does not align with the purchasing patterns visible in recent state and local RFPs, RFQs, and IFBs. State and local issuing bodies conducting food procurement include departments of corrections, health and human services commissions, county boards of commissioners, school districts, and state nutrition programs across Texas, Georgia, and Oregon, with repeat buyers including the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (multiple solicitations for state-supported living centers and hospital food service) and Georgia school systems.

Activity is concentrated in Texas (Texas HHS Commission and Texas Department of Criminal Justice), Georgia (Gwinnett County, Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools, State of Georgia), and Oregon (Department of Corrections). Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumables to supply the El Paso State Supported Living Center (responses due July 13, 2026, with a prior-period value of $1.5 million), the Oregon Department of Corrections' IFB for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (responses due June 19, 2026, with prior unit pricing of $13.75 per case), Gwinnett County's IWQ 140229 for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned proteins, vegetables, and condiments (responses due October 19, 2026), and Ben Hill County Schools' IFB for comprehensive school nutrition food products across multiple categories (bids due June 15, 2026). No opportunities in the source explicitly solicit canned or jarred agar-agar, suggesting this Commodity code does not represent current state and local procurement activity.