UNSPSC 50475806: Canned or jarred organic irish moss

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

UNSPSC 50475806 Canned or jarred organic irish moss is a Commodity code that sees little relevant recent activity in state and local procurement. The recent opportunities tagged under this code involve food supply contracts for institutional dining—schools, corrections facilities, and health and human services centers—but none of the solicitations explicitly reference irish moss or seaweed products. The opportunities instead cover broad food service procurement (canned tomatoes, fresh produce, eggs, and general grocery items for school nutrition programs, state hospitals, state supported living centers, and correctional facilities) where irish moss would represent a minor component if ordered at all. The code's narrow product specificity does not align with the scope of work actually being solicited.

Issuing bodies soliciting food service contracts across the opportunities include state departments (Illinois Veterans Home, Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission), county school systems (Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia; Muscogee County, Douglas County, Liberty County, Burke County, Ben Hill County, and Savannah-Chatham County in Georgia; Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri), and independent school districts. The geographic spread spans Illinois, Oregon, Texas, Georgia, Missouri, and Virginia, with school nutrition programs and state institutional food service driving the majority of recent solicitation activity. Without explicit reference to irish moss procurement in the recent opportunities, the code does not present a clear business development target at this time.