UNSPSC 50121611: Fresh shellfish

UNSPSC 50121611 Fresh shellfish is a Commodity code that captures state and local procurement of seafood products, typically as line items within broader food-service and institutional feeding contracts rather than as standalone shellfish-specific solicitations. The work being solicited includes fresh and frozen shellfish — shrimp, crab, oysters, clams, mussels, and similar products — as part of meal-provision programs, school nutrition services, and food-supply aggregation contracts. State and local issuing bodies soliciting under this code include school districts (particularly those administering National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program contracts), state purchasing offices, and county educational authorities. When shellfish appears in these solicitations, it is typically one line item among 300+ food products spanning proteins, produce, dairy, and prepared foods, subject to domestic-sourcing preferences, USDA compliance requirements (including HACCP plans and food recall procedures), and firm pricing with escalation provisions tied to USDA Agricultural Marketing Service or Consumer Price Index indices.

Recent activity appears concentrated in Georgia, where the State of Georgia posted a general food, supplies, and other kitchen products bid (Solicitation PE55645NONST2026000000009, due June 22, 2026) and the Early County Board of Education posted a line-by-line food bid for fiscal year 2027 (Solicitation PE55045NONST2027000000006, due June 8, 2026). The Early County Schools solicitation, which encompasses approximately 300+ food items including meats, poultry, and seafood, is representative of institutional food contracting in which fresh shellfish competes as one protein option among many within a larger procurement covering the three-school district's breakfast and lunch programs through June 30, 2027. Vendors responding to these opportunities must manage delivery logistics (6:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Monday through Friday in the Early County example), maintain temperature and stock-rotation standards, carry $500,000 general liability insurance, comply with Buy American provisions, and allow piggybacking by other school districts on identical bid terms. The source provides limited geographic breadth and does not support identification of additional standout repeat buyers or states beyond Georgia.