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 in practice captures state and local procurement of shelf-stable food products for institutional food service operations, including prepared and frozen foods, canned goods, condiments, and related food service consumables. The code does not map cleanly to the recent solicitation activity in the source — the opportunities posted under or near this code cover broad food procurement for state facilities, correctional institutions, schools, and senior services, but organic agar-agar purees themselves do not appear as a specified line item in any of the recent solicitations. The actual buying under this code footprint spans Texas Health and Human Services Commission state supported living centers, Oregon Department of Corrections, Georgia school districts, and other state agencies procuring bulk institutional food products in volume. Issuing bodies include state health and human services departments, correctional agencies, school nutrition programs, and county social services departments. The work is straightforward: competitive bidding on food commodity lists, typically 20 to 400+ line items per solicitation, with firm fixed pricing, FOB destination delivery, compliance with federal food and USDA standards, and 7- to 30-day delivery windows.

Recent activity clusters in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon. Texas HHS has posted multiple IFBs for state supported living centers and state hospitals — including HHS0018082 (Lufkin, due October 23, 2026), HHS0017872 (Lufkin FY27, August 25, 2026 close), and HHS0016792V2 (statewide supplemental food, maximum potential value $4.5 million over three years, March 19, 2026 response). The Texas Department of Criminal Justice via the Comptroller's office solicited cafeteria food products (304T26300CF, approximately 382 line items, extended to May 4, 2026). Georgia school districts — Ben Hill County Schools (due June 15, 2026) and Burke County Public Schools (sealed bids due June 5, 2026 at the board office) — each sought comprehensive grocery procurements for school nutrition programs across multiple sites. Oregon Department of Corrections bid canned tomatoes (S2910000017145, approximately 7,616 cases, June 19, 2026 close, previous award $13.75 per case). Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Georgia requested informal written quotes for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items (PE77023NONST2027000000782, due October 19, 2026). Illinois and Georgia also posted food orders, though detail was limited. No recent opportunities for organic agar-agar purees specifically were identified in the source material.