UNSPSC 50121540: Caviar and caviar substitute

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UNSPSC 50121540 Caviar and caviar substitute is a Commodity code that in practice captures state and local procurement of canned and frozen protein products for institutional food service, not caviar or caviar substitutes. Recent opportunities show school districts, corrections departments, and municipal food service systems soliciting canned tuna, frozen fish, and other shelf-stable proteins in bulk quantities. The Oregon Department of Corrections, for example, posted an ITB in August 2026 for 2,880 cases of light-meat tuna in water with dolphin-safe and HACCP compliance requirements; the State of New Jersey Department of the Treasury issued a concurrent bid for canned chunk light tuna for distribution support. School nutrition programs dominate the activity—Tattnall County Board of Education, Richmond County Board of Education, and Effingham County Board of Education all solicited food products including proteins under this taxonomy. Issuing bodies span state corrections, state procurement offices on behalf of criminal justice systems, county and district school boards, and municipal food service operators. The work is straightforward commodity supply: vendors meet detailed USDA grade standards, nutritional specifications, food safety certification requirements, and delivery schedules set by the purchasing entity.

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia, with multiple school districts posting within a six-week window in April through June 2026, and secondary activity in Oregon, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Texas. The Oregon Department of Corrections ITB (S2910000017810, due September 3, 2026) specified Oregon-resident and Oregon-fabricated preferences of up to 10% combined; the prior award to Robbins Sales was $35.78 per case. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice IFB (304T26300CF, due May 4, 2026 after addendum extension) covered approximately 382 line items across five geographic Texas warehouse locations with firm pricing required and 1.5 percent SmartBuy administrative fees. Richmond County Board of Education (RFQ #26-204, due May 27, 2026) and Effingham County Board of Education (IFB #50126, due June 1, 2026) both sought weekly grocery delivery to school locations with Buy American provisions and multiple vendor awards on a line-item basis. The City of New Haven and Board of Education Food Service posted an RFP (2026HYRFPCNH346, due June 16, 2026) with a mandatory 25% MBE/WBE participation goal for approximately 17,500 to 19,000 meals per day across 224 annual service days. This code reflects routine institutional food procurement with strong commodity pricing discipline and minimal innovation risk, making it a stable but price-competitive category for vendors meeting compliance and delivery standards.