UNSPSC 50111718: Non gmo specialty poultry, minimally processed with 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 50111718 Non-GMO specialty poultry, minimally processed with additions is a Commodity code. State and local governments procure fresh and frozen poultry products—including whole chickens, chicken parts (wings, drumsticks, breast, thighs), whole turkeys, and processed poultry items such as chicken tamales and General Tso chicken—primarily through school district nutrition services and state institutional feeding programs. Recent solicitations show demand for locally raised and processed poultry certified to animal welfare and food safety standards, as well as USDA commodity processing services that convert whole birds and parts into fully-cooked, portion-controlled products meeting school meal nutritional specifications. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with activity from independent school districts (Garland ISD, Cherokee County, Decatur, Bulloch County, Rockwood R-VI, Henry County, DeKalb County, Douglas County), state health and human services commissions (Texas HHSC and DSHS), and regional education cooperatives purchasing on behalf of multiple districts. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission appears as a repeat buyer for supplemental proteins across state hospitals and supported living centers.

Geographic concentration is heavy in Georgia and Texas. Georgia school districts—Bulloch County, DeKalb County, Douglas County, Henry County, and Decatur—posted multiple RFPs and ITBs for fresh poultry, processed products, and commodity processing between February and June 2026. Texas HHSC issued two iterations of an IFB (HHS0016792 and HHS0016792V2) for supplemental food and consumables including poultry products, with response deadlines of February 23, 2026 and March 19, 2026 respectively and a maximum potential contract value of $4.5 million over three years. Missouri's Rockwood R-VI School District solicited grocery items including chicken and turkey products (bid due April 29, 2026). Representative opportunities include Bulloch County's IFP for locally raised and processed poultry with volumes ranging from 800 to 34,000 pounds monthly (proposals due May 4, 2026), DeKalb County's ITB 26-729 for USDA product processing of poultry items into fully-cooked school meal components (bids due March 31, 2026), and Garland ISD's farm-to-school RFP encompassing local meats and poultry (proposals due July 23, 2026). School districts typically award on firm, fixed pricing with no fuel surcharges, require HACCP certification and food recall procedures, mandate domestic sourcing where feasible, and enforce 30-day payment terms. Local-sourcing preferences and farm-to-school commitments feature prominently in Georgia districts' evaluation criteria.