UNSPSC 50111557: Deer, minimally processed without additions

Products from animals of the family Cervidae 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 50111557 Deer, minimally processed without additions is a Commodity code that shows no meaningful recent activity aligned with its scope. State and local governments procuring under this code would typically purchase whole or portioned venison for institutional food service — prisons, schools, hospitals, and similar facilities that serve large populations. The recent-opportunities block contains seventeen records, however, spanning correctional facilities, schools, and child nutrition programs across Texas, Oregon, Georgia, Nevada, Virginia, and Missouri. None of these solicitations name deer or venison as a line item or procurement focus. Instead, the records document active purchasing of chicken (leg quarters, strips, ground), turkey (cooked whole, ends and pieces), ground poultry, pork loins, ham, bologna, beef patties, breakfast patties, and comprehensive grocery lines. The issuing bodies are state departments of corrections, state education agencies, county boards of education, and individual school districts — all traditional institutional buyers — but they are not currently soliciting deer meat under UNSPSC 50111557.

The code appears to see minimal or no recent state and local activity. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope (minimally processed venison) and the actual procurement records (poultry, pork, beef, and generic grocery items across multiple categories) signals that either deer procurement is not currently active in the state and local market, or when deer is purchased, it is tagged to a different code. Opportunities from the Oregon Department of Corrections, Georgia Correctional Industries, state and local school nutrition programs, and youth detention centers all document active, recurring meat procurement in early 2026 — but venison does not appear in any of them. No venison-specific solicitations are present in the record, and no issuing body has named a deer or venison line item in a recent bid. Businesses evaluating entry into this code should verify current market demand directly with state corrections agencies, school nutrition departments, and other institutional food service buyers before committing resources to pursue this commodity.