UNSPSC 50122024: Wild caught drum

In this classification this entry represents the species of fish known as Drum, 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 50122024 Wild caught drum is a Commodity code that names a single seafood product line, though recent state and local procurement activity under this code shows minimal direct sourcing of wild-caught drum itself. Instead, the opportunities tagged to this code predominantly reflect broad food procurement by school districts, county boards of education, and state agencies purchasing comprehensive grocery and food service supplies that may include seafood items as line components within larger food catalogs. School nutrition programs across Georgia—including Houston County, Dougherty County, Early County, Hancock County, Lamar County, Richmond County, and Decatur City Schools—have issued Invitations for Bid (IFBs) and Requests for Quotation (RFQs) for food, supplies, and kitchen products, typically encompassing proteins (including fresh, frozen, and breaded seafood offerings), produce, dairy, grains, and paper or chemical products. Issuing bodies are predominantly local school districts and county boards of education, with occasional state-level solicitations from the State of Georgia Department of Education or equivalent nutrition authorities. The scope of work under this code in practice spans direct-delivery food supply contracts valued at $9 million to $14 million annually, multi-vendor or single-vendor arrangements, and warehouse or school-site delivery with weekly or on-demand fulfillment, all subject to USDA Child Nutrition standards, Buy American provisions requiring 51% domestic agricultural content for processed foods, and HACCP compliance with 24/7 recall accessibility.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia, where multiple school districts have posted solicitations since January 2026 with response dates ranging from February through June 2026. Representative examples include Houston County School District's ITB 27-001 for direct delivery of food, paper, and chemicals (posted March 13, 2026, due April 17, 2026, valued at approximately $14 million annually), Douglas County School System's RFP 26-003 for food supply and distribution services across 32 schools with estimated annual expenditure of approximately $9 million (due February 18, 2026), and Dougherty County Board of Education's procurement of groceries for the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs covering 22 school sites (due May 19, 2026). Invest Atlanta's dual-track RFP for food distribution services and municipal market retail operations (due August 6, 2026) represents a different model—seeking either food distributors or retail grocery operators serving Priority Communities—and signals expansion beyond traditional school nutrition into municipal food access. The code sees no activity in other states in the recent opportunity block, and the tagging of comprehensive food procurement under a single-product code (wild-caught drum) reflects broader taxonomic misalignment between the code's nominal scope and actual purchasing patterns, suggesting that pursuit of opportunities under this code requires monitoring composite food solicitations rather than expecting dedicated drum-product RFPs.