UNSPSC 50111616: Organic specialty meat, minimally processed with 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 50111616 Organic specialty meat, minimally processed with additions is a Commodity code capturing fresh and processed meat protein—beef, pork, and poultry—sourced locally or regionally and supplied to school districts and state agencies for child nutrition and institutional food service. Recent solicitations show school districts prioritizing domestically raised and locally processed protein with production certifications (American Grassfed, G.A.P. Animal Welfare Standards, HACCP compliance) and minimal processing or value-added preparation, alongside traditional commercial meat distribution to broader institutional buyers including state hospital and supported-living-center systems.

School districts dominate the recent issuing-body mix, with Bulloch County, Garland Independent, Cherokee County, DeKalb County, and Henry County School Districts in Georgia and Texas actively soliciting under or closely adjacent to this code; state-level procurement appears in Texas Health and Human Services Commission supplemental food and consumable bids spanning 23 facilities statewide. Recent representative opportunities include Bulloch County School District's May 4, 2026 RFP for fresh locally raised and processed protein (beef, pork, poultry) with volumes ranging from 800 to 34,000 pounds monthly across fourteen schools, emphasizing American Grassfed and G.A.P. certification compliance; Garland Independent School District's July 23, 2026 RFP for farm-to-school food items including local meats evaluated on purchase price (40 points), quality (30 points), and alignment with district needs (30 points); and Cherokee County School District's June 11, 2026 RFP for chicken processing services. Georgia and Texas show the most concentrated recent activity, with secondary opportunities emerging in Missouri (Rockwood R-VI School District grocery and protein procurement for 2026-27) and broader multistate institutional procurement through state health commissions. Domestic sourcing and locally raised/processed preferences appear consistent across school-district solicitations, though no set-aside designations or incumbent-vendor restrictions surface in the available documentation.