UNSPSC 50122018: Wild caught croaker

In this classification this entry represents the species of fish known as Croaker, 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 50122018 Wild caught croaker, a Commodity code, captures fresh and frozen seafood procurement by state and local governments, though the recent solicitations in this block show the code tagged to school nutrition and municipal food distribution opportunities that span broad grocery and food service categories rather than wild-caught fish species specifically. State and local school districts, county boards of education, city school systems, and municipal economic development agencies are the primary issuing bodies. Georgia school districts dominate the recent activity—including Hancock County, Early County, Richmond County, Lamar County, City Schools of Decatur, Dougherty County, Treutlen County, Houston County, and Douglas County—alongside the State of Georgia itself and Invest Atlanta. These jurisdictions solicit food procurement through IFBs, RFPs, and RFQs organized by product category (dairy, produce, proteins, frozen goods, grains, paper and chemical supplies) as part of larger school nutrition programs serving the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program. Representative recent opportunities include Houston County School District's ITB 27-001 for direct delivery of food, paper, and chemical supplies (due April 17, 2026, valued at approximately $14 million annually), Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-003 for food supply and distribution services with an estimated annual expenditure of approximately $9 million (due February 18, 2026), and Invest Atlanta's dual-track RFP for food distribution services and municipal market retail operations (due August 6, 2026).

Georgia accounts for all identifiable recent activity in this block. The solicitations reflect consistent procurement patterns: school districts require weekly or bi-weekly deliveries to multiple school sites, mandate compliance with USDA Child Nutrition standards (whole grain requirements, sodium limits, trans-fat-free formulations), require HACCP plans with 24/7 recall accessibility, enforce Buy American provisions (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content for food products), and demand liability insurance coverage of $500,000 to $2 million per occurrence. None of the recent opportunities explicitly emphasize wild-caught croaker or other single-species seafood procurement; instead, they solicit comprehensive grocery and protein categories as part of broader food service operations. The code's application to these opportunities appears incidental rather than substantive—the actual buying focuses on school meal planning and municipal food access rather than seafood sourcing. Pursuit under this code would require clarification from issuing bodies on whether wild-caught croaker represents a line item or specification within their broader food procurement, or whether the code tagging reflects miscategorization of general grocery solicitations.