UNSPSC 50495716: Organic wakame purees

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

UNSPSC 50495716 Organic wakame purees is a Commodity-level code that does not reflect the actual work state and local governments are procuring under this taxonomy designation. The recent solicitations tagged with this code describe procurement of broad consumable food products — canned tomatoes, shelf-stable pantry staples, fresh and frozen proteins, dairy, produce, and food service supplies — for state institutions, school districts, and county social services. These procurements span cafeteria operations, state-supported living centers, correctional facilities, and senior services programs. The code's nominal scope (seaweed-based purees) does not align with the substantive work being bought; the mismatch suggests this code may be a data-entry error in the state and local procurement systems or an artifact of how certain jurisdictions classify general food commodities.

State health and human services agencies in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon drive the most recent activity, with school districts and county purchasing offices also actively soliciting. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission appears repeatedly — posting IFBs for consumable foods at the Lufkin and El Paso State Supported Living Centers in August and June 2026, with response deadlines of August 25 and July 13, 2026 respectively. Gwinnett County (Georgia) Board of Commissioners issued an informal written quote for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food products on October 13, 2026 with a response deadline of October 19, 2026. The Oregon Department of Corrections solicited 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes in June 2026 with a response deadline of June 19, 2026. Ben Hill County Schools (Georgia) and Burke County Public Schools (Georgia) posted school nutrition food bids in May and June 2026, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued a cafeteria food products IFB for multiple distribution points with a May 4, 2026 response deadline. No procurement showing actual wakame puree demand appears in the source material.