UNSPSC 50111717: Non gmo specialty poultry, minimally processed without additions

Products (e.g, emu, pigeons, doves) from a single species of the class Aves and other than chicken, duck, goose, ostrich, pheasant, quail, or turkey, these products have been grown, and harvested in a manner that qualifies them to be certified as Non GMO.

UNSPSC 50111717 Non gmo specialty poultry, minimally processed without additions is a Commodity code that captures fresh and frozen poultry procurement for school nutrition programs and institutional food service statewide. State and local school districts dominate recent activity under this code, with school-nutrition-focused RFPs and IFBs from independent school districts and county-level education systems; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission also solicits poultry and protein products for state hospitals and supported living centers. The work being bought includes fresh locally raised and processed chicken, turkey, and other poultry products delivered to school kitchens and central warehouses, as well as USDA commodity poultry requiring processing into fully-cooked meat and poultry items for meal service. Recent solicitations emphasize whole-bird and cut poultry (breasts, thighs, drumsticks, wings), specialty items (popcorn chicken, General Tso chicken, chicken tamales), and compliance with HACCP plans, food-recall procedures, allergen management, and school-nutrition labeling standards.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia and Missouri, with additional solicitations in Texas and independent school districts across multiple states. The Cherokee County School District (Georgia) issued RFP CP-2026 on May 28, 2026, seeking chicken processing services with a June 11, 2026 response deadline; the Garland Independent School District (Texas) posted RFP 274-27 on June 11, 2026, requesting farm-to-school poultry and meats with a July 23, 2026 deadline; the Bulloch County School District (Georgia) issued an RFP on April 3, 2026, for locally raised and processed poultry with a May 4, 2026 deadline; and the DeKalb County School District (Georgia) posted ITB 26-729 on February 26, 2026, for USDA product processing including poultry conversion to fully-cooked items with a March 31, 2026 response deadline. School districts typically evaluate poultry bids using weighted scorecards favoring price (30–50 points), quality and product availability (20–30 points), and service capability (20–30 points), with awards made to single or multiple vendors based on lowest responsive and responsible bid or best overall value. Contract terms generally run July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, with renewal options available for up to three to four additional one-year periods contingent on vendor performance and district approval.