UNSPSC 50495701: Organic agar-agar purees

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

UNSPSC 50495701 Organic agar-agar purees is a Commodity code that describes food supply contracts for institutional food service operations — specifically, organic vegetable purees and similar prepared food components used in cafeteria and facility dining programs. State and local governments purchase under this code primarily through school districts, state health and human services agencies, and corrections departments to support mass feeding operations including school nutrition programs, state hospitals, state supported living centers, and correctional facilities. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts (elementary through high school), state health and human services commissions, and state corrections departments. School nutrition programs across Georgia, Missouri, Texas, and Virginia dominate the recent activity, with state facility operators (corrections and health services) representing secondary volume through multi-facility procurement vehicles.

State and local food procurement under this code focuses on comprehensive grocery supply contracts rather than narrowly specialized items. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products to supply the HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center (response deadline July 13, 2026), the State of Illinois quarterly weekly food order RFQ for the Illinois Veterans Home in Quincy (response deadline June 26, 2026), Ben Hill County Schools IFB for school nutrition food products across four school locations (response deadline June 15, 2026), and the Douglas County School System RFP for fresh produce and eggs through the GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 school districts (response deadline March 4, 2026). Geographic concentration is highest in Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in Illinois, Oregon, Missouri, and Virginia. Contracts typically run July 1 through June 30 to align with school fiscal years, with estimated values ranging from under $1 million for individual school district buys to $4.4 million statewide cooperative procurements, and feature firm fixed pricing, weekly or twice-weekly delivery requirements, USDA compliance mandates, Buy American provisions, and insurance minimums of $1 million general liability per occurrence.