UNSPSC 50111636: Organic bison or buffalo, minimally processed with 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 50111636 Organic bison or buffalo, minimally processed with additions is a Commodity code that does not reflect the actual scope of state and local procurement activity in the source records. The source contains no solicitations for organic bison or buffalo products. Recent opportunities tagged under this code are overwhelmingly school nutrition procurements for mainstream grocery, frozen, and protein products — beef, chicken, turkey, pork, eggs, produce, dairy, and processed entrees — alongside institutional food service for state hospitals and supported living centers. The code appears to have been misapplied to standard food-service RFPs and IFBs that do not specify organic or bison-sourced products, suggesting a taxonomy mismatch rather than active demand for the specific commodity named.

School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with recent RFPs and IFBs from Garland Independent School District (Texas), Cherokee County School District (Georgia), City Schools of Decatur (Georgia), Bulloch County School District (Georgia), DeKalb County School District (Georgia), Douglas County School System (Georgia), Early County Board of Education (Georgia), Henry County Schools (Georgia), and Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), alongside state-level procurement from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission for supplemental food serving state hospitals and supported living centers statewide. Georgia school districts account for the majority of recent activity. Representative recent opportunities include Garland ISD's RFP 274-27 for farm-to-school local produce and meats (due July 23, 2026), Cherokee County School District's RFP CP-2026 for chicken processing services (due June 11, 2026), and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0016792 for supplemental food and consumables across 23 state facilities with a maximum contract value of $4.5 million (initial response deadline February 23, 2026, with an amended deadline of March 19, 2026 per addendum). Bulloch County School District's RFP for locally raised protein emphasizes regional sourcing within 200 miles and includes American Grassfed and animal welfare certifications, indicating some district preference for specialty or locally raised products, though organic bison procurement remains absent from the record.