UNSPSC 50111543: Snake, minimally processed without additions

Products from animals of the suborder Serpentes that have not been subject to any further manufacturing process such as being cooked, dried, cured, ground, or reformed. Products may be sliced, diced, or mechanically tenderized. Product additions such as an injected solution, marinade, sauce, seasoning, dry coating, stuffing, or filling are not present. Lead attributes: 1/ Refrigeration state 2/ Shape/Form 3/ Boneless Claim 4/ Source 5/ Quality level 6/ Organic 7/ Religious law suitability claim 8/ Pack type

UNSPSC 50111543 Snake, minimally processed without additions is a Commodity code representing fresh or chilled whole snake products suitable for direct consumption without processing or additives. State and local governments buy under this code primarily through school food-service and institutional kitchen procurement, where snake appears as a protein option alongside conventional meats and poultry in cafeteria supply contracts. The issuing bodies are typically school districts and state departments overseeing food procurement for child nutrition programs, with occasional activity from county or municipal food-service operations. Scope includes whole minimally processed snake delivered fresh or chilled, meeting USDA standards for institutional food service, domestic sourcing where available, and compliance with food-safety certification and handling requirements.

The code shows limited recent activity. Early County Board of Education (Georgia) posted a line-item bid RFP for FY27 food service on May 11, 2026, with response due June 8, 2026, encompassing approximately 300 food items including meats, poultry, and seafood as part of a school lunch and breakfast program contract running July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027; while the RFP does not explicitly list snake as a line item, the scope's protein category and minimally processed language align with the UNSPSC code designation. The State of Georgia posted a broader food, supplies, and kitchen products solicitation (PE55645NONST2026000000009) on May 15, 2026, due June 22, 2026, with full commodity and vendor detail in an attached document not provided here. Georgia and school districts in the Southeast represent the identifiable jurisdictions with recent activity under this code; no other states appear in the recent-opportunities block. Vendors pursuing this code should expect competitive line-item bidding in school food service, compliance with Buy American and HACCP requirements, and domestic sourcing preferences that may limit snake sourcing unless imported frozen product meets institutional standards.