UNSPSC 50111631: Organic snake, minimally processed without additions

Products from animals of the suborder Serpentes, these products have been grown, handled, and transported in a manner that qualifies them to be certified as organic.

UNSPSC 50111631 Organic snake, minimally processed without additions is a Commodity code that does not reflect the actual procurement activity state and local governments conduct under its designation. The recent solicitations tagged to this code document school nutrition services procurements for mainstream protein and food products — fresh produce, eggs, beef, pork, poultry, dairy, frozen entrees, and grocery staples — not organic snake products. The code's nominal scope bears no functional relationship to the work being solicited, creating a classification mismatch that substantially limits its utility as a procurement signal. School districts and state agencies using this code appear to be applying it as a catch-all or default category for nutrition-services food purchases rather than as a precise commodity specification.

The issuing bodies reflect the standard school nutrition procurement base: independent school districts (Garland ISD, Cherokee County Schools, Rockwood R-VI, Henry County Schools, Douglas County Schools, DeKalb County Schools, Early County Board of Education, City Schools of Decatur, Bulloch County Schools) dominate recent activity, supplemented by state-level health and nutrition agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission for state hospitals and supported living centers). School districts across Georgia, Texas, and Missouri posted the majority of recent solicitations, with RFPs and IFBs due between January and July 2026. Representative procurements include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's February 2026 IFB for supplemental food and consumables across 23 statewide facilities (210 line items, maximum contract value $4.5 million), the Douglas County School System's February 2026 RFP for food supply and distribution services to 32 schools with estimated annual spend of $9 million, and Bulloch County School District's April 2026 RFP for locally raised and processed protein (beef, pork, poultry) within a 200-mile radius for fiscal year 2026-2027. The code's continued use for routine school nutrition purchases despite its narrow nominal definition suggests either persistent mislabeling in state procurement systems or intentional use of a specific code as institutional practice within certain procurement offices.