UNSPSC 50122003: Wild caught american shad

In this classification this entry represents the species of fish known as American Shad, that was raised in the wild and harvested as an adult, and is presumed to have grown as an organic and Non GMO species.

UNSPSC 50122003 Wild caught american shad, a Commodity code, sees minimal recent state and local procurement activity aligned with its scope. The recent opportunities tagged under this code focus on school nutrition and municipal food distribution, but none involve wild-caught American shad specifically. Georgia school districts (Hancock County, Early County, Richmond County, Lamar County, Dougherty County, Treutlen County, Houston County, and Douglas County) and the City Schools of Decatur have issued multiple IFBs and RFPs for grocery suppliers, food distributors, and fresh produce vendors to support school lunch and breakfast programs, typically requiring compliance with USDA Child Nutrition standards, Buy American provisions (51 percent domestic agricultural content), HACCP plans, and liability insurance of $500,000 to $2,000,000. The State of Georgia and Invest Atlanta have also solicited food distribution services and municipal grocery market operations. However, these solicitations address broad commodity categories—frozen products, dairy, proteins, fresh produce, grains, and prepared foods—without identifying wild-caught American shad as a line item or procurement need.

The code shows no evidence of active demand for this specific seafood product in state and local procurement channels during the recent period covered. School districts emphasize domestically sourced proteins, frozen or fresh convenience products, and items meeting nutritional guidelines; municipal procurement focuses on fill rates, price competitiveness, and broad product variety rather than specialty or regional seafood items. Geographic activity is concentrated in Georgia, with solicitations from multiple school districts across the state and Atlanta-based municipal procurement. Unless seafood distributors are actively supplying wild-caught American shad to school nutrition programs or municipal markets under this code, the commodity remains a low-activity category for business development purposes.