UNSPSC 50121706: Frozen aquatic invertebrates

UNSPSC 50121706 Frozen aquatic invertebrates (Commodity) describes shellfish and other frozen seafood products purchased by state and local government food-service operations, primarily school districts and state procurement offices supporting cafeteria, kitchen, and institutional meal programs. State and local buyers source frozen shrimp, scallops, crawfish, oysters, clams, and similar items as line-item commodities within broader food-service RFQs and ITBs, typically bundled with fresh proteins, dairy, produce, and disposables in comprehensive food-supply agreements. The code captures individual seafood SKUs within larger solicitations that serve National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program operations across multiple schools and institutional kitchens.

Activity concentrates among school districts and state food-procurement offices. Early County Board of Education (Georgia) issued an RFQ in May 2026 for FY27 food supplies across three schools (due June 8, 2026) that included frozen aquatic invertebrates as line items within a 300+ food-product bid encompassing meats, poultry, seafood, dairy, vegetables, fruits, and condiments; the State of Georgia posted a broader food-supplies RFQ in May 2026 (due June 22, 2026) that likely includes frozen seafood as one commodity class. Recent opportunities reflect domestic-sourcing preferences, USDA compliance mandates, HACCP certification requirements, Buy American compliance, and firm pricing with escalation review on a six-month basis tied to USDA Agricultural Marketing Service indices. Response dates and contract periods indicate spring-cycle procurement tied to fiscal-year food-service budgeting, with typical delivery windows of 6:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and temperature-controlled logistics requirements.