UNSPSC 50465810: Canned or jarred red algae

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

UNSPSC 50465810 Canned or jarred red algae, a Commodity code, does not see meaningful activity in the recent state and local procurement record. The sixteen opportunities posted between January and June 2026 across this code span school nutrition programs, corrections departments, health and human services facilities, and veterans homes soliciting general food products — canned tomatoes, fresh produce, eggs, dairy, proteins, and prepared foods — but none specifically target canned or jarred red algae or seaweed products. The source shows a systematic mismatch: the code nominal scope names a narrow specialty seafood ingredient, yet state and local purchasing offices are tagging broad groceries and foodservice commodity buys to it. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia), Burke County and Liberty County Schools (Georgia), Muscogee County and Savannah-Chatham Schools (Georgia), and Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri) posting multiple solicitations; corrections departments and state health services agencies in Texas and Oregon round out the buyers. Geographic activity clusters in Georgia and Missouri school districts, with secondary activity in Texas, Oregon, Virginia, and Illinois.

No representative opportunities specifically procure canned or jarred red algae. The code shows no contract value, no vendors specializing in the commodity, and no issuing body targeting it directly. Oregon Department of Corrections posted an ITB for canned tomatoes (S2910000016089, due Feb. 9, 2026) and another for tomato canned products (S2910000017145, due June 19, 2026); Texas HHSC issued IFBs for supplemental food and consumables (HHS0017449, due July 13, 2026, and HHS0016792V2, due March 19, 2026) covering 210 line items of fresh, frozen, dry, and refrigerated products; and Fairfax County Public Schools solicited a Master Grocery K-12 contract (IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026) spanning 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens. None of these opportunities list red algae or seaweed as a line item. The code appears to be a labeling artifact rather than a live category for state and local buyers pursuing seafood ingredients or specialty food components.