UNSPSC 50485801: Agar-agar purees

The variety of sea vegetables known as agar-agar which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50485801 Agar-agar purees is a Commodity code. State and local governments soliciting under this code procure general food products for institutional meal service — primarily through school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and health and human services agencies. The recent opportunities show state and local procurement activity dominated by school district food service operations and state-run institutional facilities purchasing diverse staple items rather than agar-agar specifically. School nutrition programs (Fairfax County Public Schools, Rockwood R-VI School District, Ben Hill County Schools, Liberty County Board of Education, Burke County Public Schools, Douglas County School System, and Savannah-Chatham County Public School System) represent the largest volume of recent solicitations, followed by state health and corrections departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections, Illinois Veterans Home). These jurisdictions issue RFPs, RFQs, and IFBs for weekly, quarterly, and annual food supply contracts covering hundreds of line items across produce, proteins, dairy, grains, condiments, and prepared foods with firm fixed pricing and quarterly or annual renewal options. The code shows minimal activity specifically targeting agar-agar purees; the tagged opportunities reflect broad food procurement where agar-agar would be a niche commodity among thousands of line items if sourced at all.

Geographic spread of recent activity concentrates in Georgia (Savannah-Chatham County, Douglas County, Liberty County, Burke County, Muscogee County school systems), Texas (HHSC statewide, TDCJ statewide, Illinois Veterans Home in Quincy), and Oregon (Department of Corrections). School nutrition and state institutional food service procurement is active across the South and Southwest. Representative recent opportunities include Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 (IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026) seeking firm fixed pricing across 76+ items for weekly delivery to 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens; Texas Health and Human Services Commission supplemental food and consumables statewide (IFB HHS0017449, due July 13, 2026) requesting bids for 210+ line items to state supported living centers and hospitals with historical spending of $1.5 million annually; and Rockwood R-VI School District Child Nutrition Services (Grocery Items 2026-2027, due April 29, 2026) purchasing over 900 line items across produce, proteins, dairy, and prepared foods for July 2026 through June 2027. No recent opportunities explicitly name agar-agar purees in their scope — the code assignment appears to be a taxonomy mismatch, and pursuit should be limited to vendors positioned as specialty food ingredient suppliers to institutional food service distributors rather than direct bidders on general grocery contracts.