UNSPSC 50122028: Wild caught grouper

In this classification this entry represents the species of fish known as Grouper, 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 50122028 Wild caught grouper is a Commodity code used by state and local procurement offices primarily for school nutrition programs and institutional food service across Georgia, where recent activity shows minimal direct procurement of this specific seafood product but rather broad food supply and grocery contracting encompassing diverse protein categories. The code appears infrequently as a standalone line item in recent state and local RFPs, RFQs, and IFBs; instead, grouper and similar wild-caught seafood are typically bundled within larger frozen proteins or general seafood categories in school district nutrition bids. Issuing bodies include multiple Georgia school districts (Houston County, Dougherty County, Early County, Hancock County, Richmond County, Lamar County, Decatur, Treutlen County), the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners (for supplemental groceries), the Georgia State procurement office, and municipal economic-development authorities such as Invest Atlanta. School districts dominate this code's activity, soliciting food suppliers through competitive IFBs and RFQs structured by product category, with evaluation typically weighted toward lowest responsive and responsible pricing, vendor experience (minimum five years in similar roles), HACCP compliance, liability insurance ($500,000 to $2,000,000 general liability), Buy American compliance (51% domestic agricultural content), and E-Verify authorization.

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia, with no recent opportunities identified in other states within the source block. Representative recent solicitations include the Houston County School District's ITB 27-001 SNP Food Bid (April 17, 2026, response date; approximately $14 million annually for direct delivery across 39 schools), the Dougherty County Board of Education IFB for Groceries (May 19, 2026, response date; 22 school sites across the district), the Hancock County Board of Education IFB #SN002-2027 for School Nutrition Grocery Supplier (June 26, 2026, response date; three school locations), and the Early County Board of Education FY27 Food Bid (June 8, 2026, response date; three schools with emphasis on domestic sourcing and nutritional specifications). None of these solicitations explicitly names wild-caught grouper as a line item; the code appears technically assigned to broader grocery and protein procurement without substantive recent activity specific to this commodity at the state or local level in the source material.