UNSPSC 50615810: Canned or jarred Non GMO red algae

The variety of Non GMO sea vegetables known as Non GMO red algae that has been canned or jarred 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 50615810 Canned or jarred Non GMO red algae is a Commodity code that sits at the lowest tier of the United Nations Standard Products and Services Code taxonomy. State and local governments procure very little under this code; recent solicitation activity shows no purchasing aligned with the code's nominal scope. The dozen opportunities posted between January and June 2026 across state departments, school districts, and corrections agencies span canned tomatoes, tomato paste, fresh produce, eggs, comprehensive grocery and food-service procurement for institutional feeding programs, and weekly food orders for veterans' homes and state-supported living centers. None of these solicitations reference red algae, seaweed, or related marine botanical products. The mismatch between the code's narrow commodity definition and the actual scope of institutional food purchasing suggests either a cataloging error in how these opportunities were tagged or that red algae procurement at the state and local level is not occurring through public competitive solicitation channels.

Geographic activity centers on Georgia, Texas, Oregon, Illinois, and Missouri, with school districts and state agencies (corrections departments, health and human services commissions, veterans' homes) as primary issuing bodies. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products at the El Paso State Supported Living Center (due July 13, 2026), Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB S2910000017145 for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (due June 19, 2026), Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 term contract (due April 27, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern), and the Douglas County School System's RFP 26-003 for food supply and distribution serving 32 schools with an estimated annual expenditure of approximately $9,000,000. Because recent solicitations tagged to this code do not reflect red algae procurement, business development professionals should verify code assignment with issuing agencies before allocating pursuit resources; the code shows no actionable market signal for red algae suppliers under state and local government procurement at this time.