NIGP 38568: Seafood, Wild and Farm Raised, Fish and Shellfish

NIGP 38568 Seafood, Wild And Farm Raised, Fish And Shellfish, Item code, names the procurement of seafood products for state and local government operations. Recent solicitations under this code show state and local buyers—primarily Georgia school districts and one municipal development authority—sourcing fresh and frozen fish, shellfish, and related seafood items as components of broader food-service procurements. The code activity centers on school nutrition programs acquiring seafood as part of comprehensive grocery, protein, and food-service supply contracts. School districts including Houston County, Lamar County, Early County, Hancock County, Dougherty County, Treutlen County, Richmond County, the City Schools of Decatur, and Douglas County have all posted solicitations with seafood embedded in larger food-bid line items covering proteins, frozen entrees, and fresh proteins delivered to multiple school sites. The State of Georgia and Invest Atlanta have also posted food-procurement opportunities that include seafood within their scope. Issuing bodies are predominantly school nutrition programs at individual district level, occasionally joined by state-level and municipal food-distribution initiatives. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners and Houston County School District represent repeat or large-scale buyers within the sample.

Georgia dominates the recent activity, with all sixteen recent opportunities sourced from Georgia school districts, state agencies, and municipal authorities. Seafood procurement appears almost exclusively as a line-item component within larger IFB, RFP, or RFQ solicitations for food supply rather than as standalone seafood-only contracts. Representative recent opportunities include Houston County School District's ITB 27-001 (posted March 13, 2026, due April 17, 2026) for direct-delivery food, paper, and chemical supplies valued at approximately fourteen million dollars annually across roughly 350,000 cases; Hancock County Board of Education's IFB #SN002-2027 (posted June 9, 2026, due June 26, 2026) covering over 1,200 line items across proteins, produce, and dairy across three school locations; and Early County Board of Education's food bid (posted May 11, 2026, due June 8, 2026) for approximately 300 food items including seafood delivered to three schools under Buy American and USDA compliance. All school-district procurements require compliance with Buy American provisions (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content for processed foods), HACCP plans with 24/7 recall accessibility, general liability insurance of at least $500,000 per occurrence, E-Verify authorization, and USDA Child Nutrition standards including whole-grain, reduced-sodium, and zero-trans-fat specifications.