UNSPSC 50475816: Canned or jarred organic wakame

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

UNSPSC 50475816 Canned or jarred organic wakame, a Commodity code, rarely appears in state and local procurement. The recent opportunities tagged under this code show little evidence of actual demand for organic wakame specifically; instead, state and local governments are soliciting shelf-stable canned and jarred foods in bulk — canned vegetables, tomatoes, proteins, fruits, and prepared items — as part of institutional food service for state-supported living centers, correctional facilities, school nutrition programs, and county senior services. The code's narrow scope (organic wakame alone) does not align with the breadth of canned and jarred products actually being purchased through the opportunities indexed under it.

State and local issuing bodies soliciting food supplies include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (multiple state-supported living centers), the Oregon Department of Corrections, school districts (Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools), county governments (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners, Ben Hill County), the Illinois state government, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Recent opportunities span Texas, Georgia, Oregon, and Illinois, with the heaviest activity in Texas and Georgia. Representative solicitations include the Oregon Department of Corrections' June 2026 IFB for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (USDA Grade B or better, multiple cut types, delivery to Salem, Oregon by July 27, 2026); the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's June 2026 IFB for food and consumable products across multiple state supported living centers and the Department of State Health Services, covering 210 line items with a maximum potential value of $4.5 million over three years; and Ben Hill County Schools' May 2026 IFB for comprehensive school nutrition procurement across four schools with nearly 400 line items emphasizing USDA standards and Child Nutrition compliance, bids due June 15, 2026.