UNSPSC 50122032: Wild caught herring

In this classification this entry represents the species of fish known as Herring, 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 50122032 Wild caught herring, a Commodity code, encompasses frozen fish products and prepared seafood items supplied to institutional food service operations, particularly school nutrition programs and correctional facilities. State and local governments procure under this code primarily through school districts and state correctional departments seeking fish-based entrees and proteins to meet federal nutrition standards. School districts represent the dominant issuing body, soliciting fish products as line items within comprehensive grocery and food service RFQs and IFBs tied to the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program; state correctional agencies procure fish products through targeted IFBs for institutional meal service. Bidders responding under this code must comply with Buy American provisions requiring domestic agricultural content, USDA Grade A or Child Nutrition label standards, HACCP food safety protocols, and E-Verify authorization. Pricing must be all-inclusive with no separate fuel surcharges or freight charges permitted, and delivery typically occurs multiple times per week to multiple school and facility locations within a district or region.

Recent activity clusters in Georgia, where the Georgia Department of Administrative Services issued an IFB for 40,000-pound increments of fish sticks for Georgia Correctional Industries with response due October 12, 2026, and where multiple school districts—including Hancock County Board of Education, Early County Board of Education, and Richmond County Board of Education—have posted IFBs and RFQs for grocery suppliers naming fish and seafood as line items within broader food procurement cycles spanning July 2026 through June 2027 or 2028. School nutrition procurements emphasize low-sodium, whole-grain-compliant, and minimally processed options aligned with 2024 USDA nutrition rules, and contracts typically include renewal options and price escalation provisions tied to USDA Agricultural Marketing Service data or Consumer Price Index benchmarks. No standout multi-state or regional concentration appears in the recent opportunity set; activity is concentrated within Georgia school and state institutional customers.