UNSPSC 50465808: Canned or jarred laver

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

UNSPSC 50465808 Canned or jarred laver, a Commodity code, spans shelf-stable seaweed products that state and local governments procure primarily for institutional food service operations. The code sees minimal recent activity aligned with its nominal scope; the most recent state and local solicitations tagged under this code actually concern broader consumable food categories — canned vegetables, proteins, dairy, grains, and food service supplies — rather than laver specifically. State and local issuing bodies purchasing under this code include state health and human services departments, state corrections agencies, county governments, municipalities, school districts, and special-purpose food service authorities. The mix reflects institutional feeding operations at correctional facilities, state supported living centers, senior services programs, and school nutrition programs across multiple states.

Geographic activity centers on Texas, Georgia, and Oregon based on recent solicitations. Texas Health and Human Services Commission has posted multiple IFBs for consumable foods at state supported living centers in Lufkin and El Paso (most recently IFB HHS0018082, due October 23, 2026, for canteen and campus consumables; and HHS0017872, due August 25, 2026, for fiscal year 2027 consumables). The Oregon Department of Corrections solicited 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (S2910000017145, due June 19, 2026) with a prior purchase at $13.75 per case. Gwinnett County, Georgia requested informal written quotes for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items (IWQ 140229, due October 19, 2026). Ben Hill County Schools in Georgia and Burke County Public Schools in Waynesboro, Georgia each issued food bids for school nutrition programs covering hundreds of line items and delivery to multiple school locations. Illinois and a Georgia state entity also posted weekly food order solicitations. Vendors pursuing this code should expect institutional food service customers, firm fixed pricing on Exhibit C pricing sheets, delivery within seven to thirty days of order, F.O.B. Destination terms with prepaid freight, and compliance with federal food standards, E-Verify requirements, debarment certifications, and HACCP or food safety protocols.