UNSPSC 50585701: Non GMO agar-agar

The variety of Non GMO sea vegetables known as Non GMO agar-agar. This means that they are produced without the use of methods that genetically modify organisms by means that are not possible under natural conditions. Such methods include cell fusion, microencapsulation and macro-encapsulation, and recombinant DNA technology (including gene deletion, gene doubling, introducing a foreign gene, and changing the positions of genes when achieved by recombinant DNA technology).

Traditional methods of breeding, conjugation, fermentation, hybridization, in vitro fertilization, or tissue culture are considered to be non-GMO.

UNSPSC 50585701 Non GMO agar-agar is a Commodity code that captures food-service supply sourcing in state and local procurement, though recent opportunities show little direct activity under the nominal code specification. The recent solicitations tagged to this code span food-service procurement across parks concessions, healthcare operations, state food-supply contracts, and school nutrition programs. State and local issuing bodies treating this code include county parks departments (Collier County Board of County Commissioners), healthcare coalitions (Marion Health Care Coalition), state procurement offices (State of Georgia), and school districts (Early County Board of Education). The work actually being solicited encompasses fresh produce provision, food and kitchen-supply sourcing for institutional feeding programs, and concession-food operations at public facilities—commodity categories considerably broader than the agar-agar specification alone.

Activity is concentrated in the Southeast, with recent opportunities posted from Florida, Georgia, and the broader southeastern region over May through October 2026. The Collier County Board of County Commissioners issued an Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) due March 6, 2025 for food-services concessions at North Collier Regional Park, including the Sun N Fun Water Park, scoring proposals on vendor qualifications, menu variety, food-safety compliance, and local-vendor preference (10 evaluation points for Collier or Lee County business address and employee residency). Early County Board of Education released an IFB due June 8, 2026 for line-by-line bids covering 300+ food items, 60 non-food and paper supplies, bread (USDA 2024 Final Rule compliant), and fluid milk delivered to three schools, with awards to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder and contract extension options through June 30, 2027 plus renewal terms. The State of Georgia posted a food, supplies, and kitchen-products bid due June 22, 2026 with full specifications in attached documentation. Marion Health Care Coalition solicited produce-vendor proposals due August 21, 2026 for the 2026-2027 period. The code shows modest recent activity with emphasis on institutional nutrition compliance, local-vendor preferences where applicable, and multi-year contract terms with renewal options.