UNSPSC 50111615: Organic specialty meat, minimally processed without additions

Products (e.g, dog) from a single species not of the Class Aves and other than beef, bison, boar, deer, frog, goat, horse, lamb, land snail, llama, pork, rabbit, snake, turtle, or veal, these products have been grown, handled, and transported in a manner that qualifies them to be certified as organic.

UNSPSC 50111615 Organic specialty meat, minimally processed without additions is a Commodity code under which state and local governments procure fresh, locally raised and processed protein products—primarily beef, pork, and poultry—for school nutrition programs and institutional feeding operations. Recent solicitations show school districts sourcing ground beef, philly steak sliced, shredded beef, breakfast sausage patties, ground sausage, sausage links, sliced ham, chicken wings, drumsticks, breast, thighs, whole chickens, and whole turkeys, as well as processing services that convert USDA commodity proteins into fully-cooked products meeting school meal nutritional and allergen specifications. The issuing bodies are predominantly independent school districts and county school systems (Garland Independent School District, Cherokee County School District, Bulloch County School District, Rockwood R-VI School District, Henry County Schools, DeKalb County School District, Douglas County School System, Early County Board of Education, City Schools of Decatur), with one state-level procurement by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission for supplemental food across state hospitals and supported living centers. School districts dominate activity, typically seeking vendors through RFP or IFB to supply protein on a line-item or comprehensive basis for annual school-year contracts running July through June.

Geographic concentration centers in Georgia and Texas, with additional activity in Missouri. Georgia school districts—including Bulloch County, DeKalb County, Douglas County, Henry County Schools, City Schools of Decatur, and Early County Board of Education—show particular emphasis on locally sourced protein within specified geographic radii, certified animal welfare standards, and farm-to-school alignment. The Bulloch County School District RFP (Solicitation PE55645NONST2027000000032, due May 4, 2026) exemplifies the market: seeking fresh beef, pork, and poultry raised and processed within 200 miles, requiring American Grassfed Certification and G.A.P. 5-Step Animal Welfare Standards Certification, with monthly deliveries serving approximately 11,200 students across fourteen schools. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission's February 2026 IFB (HHS0016792, later updated with addendum and extended to March 19, 2026) represents institutional scale, procuring 210 line items of fresh, frozen, and refrigerated proteins statewide with a maximum potential contract value of $4.5 million over three years. The Garland Independent School District RFP (Solicitation 27427, due July 23, 2026) and Cherokee County School District's chicken processing RFP (CP-2026, due June 11, 2026) reflect ongoing school-year demand cycles. Vendors must typically carry $500,000 to $1 million general liability insurance, maintain HACCP plans, provide food recall procedures, demonstrate debarment and suspension compliance, and accept firm fixed pricing with limited midterm adjustment rights tied to documented commodity-price increases exceeding 3 to 5 percent.