UNSPSC 50112236: Non gmo bison or buffalo, processed with additions

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

UNSPSC 50112236 Non-GMO bison or buffalo, processed with additions is a Commodity code that sits at the most granular level of the product taxonomy, but the recent state and local solicitations tagged under it do not reflect a coherent procurement pattern for this specific protein. The sourcing activity instead concentrates heavily on school nutrition services procurement for mainstream protein categories—beef, poultry, pork, and processed chicken—across a wide geographic footprint spanning Georgia, Texas, and Missouri. School districts and state health agencies dominate the issuing bodies, with a consistent emphasis on competitive bidding for annual food service contracts that bundle multiple protein types, produce, and frozen goods. The code appears to capture processed meat items generically rather than specifically tracking non-GMO bison or buffalo, and no recent solicitation explicitly names bison or buffalo as a line item or procurement focus, suggesting either minimal demand for this protein in state and local food service or a tagging error in the procurement records.

State and local food service procurement under this code taxonomy spans school districts of varying sizes—Garland Independent School District (Texas), Cherokee County School District (Georgia), Henry County Schools (Georgia), DeKalb County School District (Georgia), Douglas County School System (Georgia), Bulloch County School District (Georgia), Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), City Schools of Decatur (Georgia), Early County Board of Education (Georgia), and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission—with contract values ranging from hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars annually. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas HHSC IFB HHS0016792 for supplemental food and consumables with a maximum potential value of $4.5 million over three years (response deadline March 19, 2026, later extended), Bulloch County School District's RFP for locally raised and processed protein (due May 4, 2026), and Garland Independent School District's RFP for farm-to-school products (due July 23, 2026). The procurement landscape shows strongest recent activity in Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in Missouri, and emphasizes frozen or refrigerated case goods, HACCP compliance, food recall procedures, general liability insurance minimums ranging from $500,000 to $2 million, Buy American compliance where applicable, and firm fixed pricing for contract terms typically running July 1 through June 30 annually with renewal options spanning three to five years.