UNSPSC 50465809: Canned or jarred nori

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

UNSPSC 50465809 Canned or jarred nori, a Commodity code, sees minimal relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally covers preserved seaweed products, yet the recent opportunities block contains no solicitations specifically for nori or comparable seaweed-based foods. Instead, the posted opportunities span general school nutrition food procurement, state facility food service, institutional cafeteria supplies, and fresh produce contracts—none of which reference nori as a line item or procurement focus. The issuing bodies soliciting under adjacent food codes include state departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections, Illinois Veterans Home, Georgia), school districts (Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools, Rockwood R-VI, Liberty County, Savannah-Chatham County, Douglas County, Fairfax County Public Schools), and regional buying cooperatives. These entities procure tens to hundreds of food line items covering proteins, dairy, produce, grains, and prepared foods—categories central to K–12 nutrition programs and state institutional food service.

The geographic spread of recent activity centers on Texas, Georgia, Oregon, Illinois, and Missouri, with secondary activity in Virginia. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products at the El Paso State Supported Living Center (bids due July 13, 2026), the Oregon Department of Corrections' solicitations for canned tomatoes and tomato paste (bids due June 19 and March 9, 2026, respectively), and Fairfax County Public Schools' IFB 2000004323 for Master Grocery K–12 serving 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens (bids due April 27, 2026). The absence of nori or seaweed-based products in these specifications, combined with the lack of standalone nori solicitations in the dataset, signals that this code is not actively pursued by state and local procurement offices at this time. Vendors specializing in Asian food products or specialty seaweed items are unlikely to see near-term opportunity under this code in the state and local market.