UNSPSC 50111635: Organic bison or buffalo, minimally processed without additions

Products from animals of the species Bison bison (American Bison), these products have been grown, handled, and transported in a manner that qualifies them to be certified as organic.

UNSPSC 50111635 Organic bison or buffalo, minimally processed without additions is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local procurement opportunities posted under it show minimal direct alignment with organic bison or buffalo procurement—instead, the code has been tagged to a broad range of school nutrition services food supply and processing solicitations. State and local governments are using this code designation for general school meal protein sourcing, fresh produce procurement, USDA commodity food distribution, and specialty food service contracts, not specifically for organically raised bison or buffalo products. The issuing bodies include independent school districts (Garland ISD, Cherokee County Schools, Bulloch County Schools, Rockwood R-VI, Henry County Schools, DeKalb County Schools, Douglas County Schools, City Schools of Decatur, Early County Board of Education), state health and human services agencies (Texas HHSC and DSHS), and county school systems across multiple states. The sourcing reflects institutional food service procurement dominated by school nutrition programs serving 6,900 to 32,000+ students daily, with contracts typically running July 1 through June 30 and encompassing hundreds of food line items from commodity proteins to fresh produce, dairy, frozen specialty items, and supplies.

Geographic activity concentrates heavily in Georgia (Bulloch County Schools, DeKalb County Schools, Douglas County Schools, City Schools of Decatur, Henry County Schools, and Texas (Garland ISD, Cherokee County Schools via HHSC), and Missouri (Rockwood R-VI). Representative recent opportunities include Bulloch County Schools' IFP for locally raised and processed protein (beef, pork, poultry products, due May 4, 2026), DeKalb County Schools' ITB 26-729 for USDA product processing into fully-cooked meat and poultry items (due March 31, 2026), and Texas HHSC's IFB HHS0016792 for supplemental food and consumables serving state hospitals and supported living centers statewide with a maximum potential value of $4,500,000 over three years (due March 19, 2026, with addendum extending original February 23 deadline). The mismatch between the code's organic-bison specification and the actual procurement activity suggests either miscoding in the state and local database or use of this commodity code as a placeholder for broader protein and food supply categories. Firms specializing in organic or grass-fed bison production should verify whether this code genuinely reflects institutional demand for their product or pursue opportunities through more specific protein-category codes and direct outreach to school nutrition procurement offices.