UNSPSC 50475813: Canned or jarred organic seaweeds

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

UNSPSC 50475813 Canned or jarred organic seaweeds is a Commodity code representing a narrow food product category, but the recent state and local opportunities posted under this code do not include canned or jarred seaweed procurements—the code shows no relevant recent activity aligned with its nominal scope. The tagged opportunities span general institutional food service procurement for state hospitals, state supported living centers, correctional facilities, county senior services, school nutrition programs, and state agencies; they encompass prepared foods, proteins, dairy, canned vegetables, fruits, condiments, and kitchen supplies in bulk quantities, but seaweed—canned, jarred, or otherwise—does not appear in any of the detailed line-item specifications or scopes across the ten opportunities reviewed. The mismatch suggests either that this code is being applied incorrectly to broader food service categories in state procurement systems or that seaweed procurement under this specific code is not occurring at measurable volume in recent state and local solicitations.

Issuing bodies include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (multiple facilities), the Georgia Department of Corrections, Oregon Department of Corrections, school districts in Georgia and Texas, and county purchasing offices in Texas and Georgia—a mix of state agencies, counties, and school districts focused on institutional food service. Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon. Recent representative opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0018082 for Lufkin State Supported Living Center consumable foods (response due October 23, 2026), Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners IWQ 140229 for 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items (response due October 19, 2026), and the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts IFB 304T-26-300CF for TDCJ cafeteria food products across five geographic distribution areas (response due May 4, 2026, extended via addendum). Given the lack of seaweed-specific solicitations, this code does not represent an active business development opportunity at present.