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 that does not reflect the actual scope of state and local food procurement activity shown in recent solicitations. The code's nominal scope—agar-agar purees, a specialty gelling agent—bears no meaningful relation to the food and consumables being solicited under this code in practice. Recent opportunities tagged to this code encompass broad food service procurement: shelf-stable staples (canned tomatoes, peanut butter, jelly, rice, pasta, canned proteins), prepared and frozen foods (french fries, hashbrown patties, chicken wings, frozen entrees), fresh produce, dairy products, condiments, and disposable food service supplies (containers, lids, napkins, hairnets, trays, straws, foil). The issuing bodies span state health and human services departments, departments of corrections, county boards of commissioners, school nutrition programs, and state procurement offices procuring on behalf of correctional facilities and state-supported living centers. Texas Health and Human Services Commission emerges as a repeat buyer, with three separate solicitations visible in the recent record.

Geographic spread is concentrated in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon, with additional activity in Illinois. Recent representative opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0018082 for consumables at Lufkin State Supported Living Center (response due October 23, 2026), covering 22 line items of prepared foods and food service supplies with delivery within seven days; Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners IWQ 140229 for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned proteins, rice, pasta, and vegetables (response due October 19, 2026); the Oregon Department of Corrections bid S2910000017145 for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (response due June 19, 2026); and Ben Hill County Schools IFB for comprehensive food procurement across fresh produce, proteins, dairy, and supplies for four school locations (response due June 15, 2026). The code shows little relevant activity and appears to be a taxonomy misclassification rather than an intentional categorization of agar-agar procurement.