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, a Commodity code, does not map to the state and local procurement activity shown in recent solicitations. The opportunities posted under this code span broad food service contracting—including school nutrition grocery supply, fresh produce, senior meal delivery, and boxed meal catering—none of which specifically call for agar-agar or dried gelling agents as line items. The code's nominal scope (a specialty ingredient used in food manufacturing and laboratory applications) diverges sharply from what state and local government actually buys under this classification in practice. School districts, county boards of education, state agencies, and municipalities issue these solicitations through RFP, RFQ, and IFB notices, but they are sourcing complete meal programs, bulk produce, and prepared foods rather than ingredient commodities like agar-agar.

Recent activity clusters in school nutrition procurement across Georgia, Connecticut, Florida, Mississippi, Texas, and Virginia, with examples including the City of Bridgeport soliciting grocery items for the Board of Education (IFB, June 30, 2026 response date), Fairfax County Public Schools seeking Master Grocery K-12 supply (IFB 2000004323, April 27, 2026), Hancock County Schools requesting fresh produce for the 2026-27 school year (IFB, June 26, 2026), and Douglas County School System issuing RFPs for fresh produce and eggs and food supply distribution (February 18 and March 4, 2026 closes). Non-school solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's procurement for the El Paso State Supported Living Center (IFB HHS0017449, July 13, 2026) and Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners seeking senior meal preparation and delivery services (ITB 26-00289, June 25, 2026, estimated at $17.8 million over three years). The code shows little relevant purchasing activity and should be deprioritized for business development unless your firm supplies complete meal program components or can credibly position agar-agar within broader school nutrition or institutional food service contracts.