UNSPSC 50595801: Dried Non GMO agar-agar

The variety of Non GMO sea vegetables known as Non GMO agar-agar that has been dried for preservation. 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 50595801 Dried Non GMO agar-agar is a Commodity code representing specialty food ingredients procured as components in broader food service and nutrition contracts for school districts, county nutrition programs, and state-supported facilities. State and local governments do not typically solicit agar-agar in isolation; instead, the code appears as a line item within larger grocery, food-supply, and nutrition RFPs and IFBs that cover hundreds of food products ranging from fresh produce to processed ingredients, seasonings, and specialty items. The issuing bodies include school districts (boards of education at the district level), county governments, and state health and human services agencies operating institutional food service operations. Vendors pursuing this code must meet Buy American agricultural content requirements (minimum 51 percent domestic content in processed products), comply with National School Lunch Program and Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act standards, provide nutritional labeling and allergen disclosures, maintain HACCP food safety plans, carry adequate product liability and commercial general liability insurance, and accept ordering through school nutrition management systems and deliver on fixed schedules to multiple school or facility sites.

Recent activity spans Connecticut, Texas, Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut (Bridgeport Board of Education) issued IFB BNB052266 for over 1,100 grocery line items due June 30, 2026, supporting food service at multiple school sites with delivery to a central warehouse and satellite locations. Texas Health and Human Services Commission posted IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products at the El Paso State Supported Living Center with proposals due July 13, 2026, valued at approximately $1.5 million annually. Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) released IFB #SN002-2027 for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items with sealed bids due June 26, 2026. The Pascagoula-Gautier School District (Mississippi) solicited Child Nutrition Summer Food Service Program packaged meal boxes under Bid No. 609-26 with bids due April 29, 2026. Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners (Florida) issued ITB-26-00289 for senior meal preparation and delivery services valued at $17.8 million over three years due June 25, 2026. The State of Georgia posted a broader food, supplies, and kitchen products solicitation due June 22, 2026.