UNSPSC 50495713: Organic seaweed purees

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

UNSPSC 50495713, Organic seaweed purees, is a Commodity code that does not reflect the actual food-service procurement activity currently conducted by state and local governments. The recent opportunities tagged to this code show no solicitations for organic seaweed purees or seaweed-based products; instead, the identified bids cover broad institutional food service and consumables purchasing — including prepared foods, fresh and frozen produce, proteins, dairy, condiments, and food-service supplies — for state supported living centers, correctional facilities, school nutrition programs, and county senior services. The issuing bodies span state health and human services departments (Texas), state corrections departments (Oregon), county boards of commissioners (Georgia), independent school districts (Texas, Georgia), and state-level procurement on behalf of multiple agencies (Illinois). This code shows little alignment with what is actually being solicited.

The geographic spread includes Texas (six opportunities, dominated by Health and Human Services Commission bids for supported living centers and prison food systems), Georgia (three school district and county-level opportunities), and Oregon (two opportunities from the Department of Corrections). Representative recent solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0018082 for consumable foods at the Lufkin State Supported Living Center, due October 23, 2026, covering 22 line items of prepared foods and food service supplies; Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' IWQ 140229 for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items due October 19, 2026; and the Oregon Department of Corrections bid for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes due June 19, 2026. The code assignment appears to be a data-entry error rather than a genuine seaweed procurement signal.