UNSPSC 50122054: Wild caught sockeye salmon

In this classification this entry represents the species of fish known as Sockeye Salmon, 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 50122054 Wild caught sockeye salmon is a Commodity code that state and local governments procure as a line item within broader school nutrition and institutional food supply contracts. Recent solicitations show this protein appearing as one component among hundreds of food items in comprehensive grocery and food service bids, rather than as a standalone procurement. The code sees activity primarily from Georgia school districts and county education systems that bid food supply annually for National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program operations, often alongside frozen proteins, dairy, produce, and non-food supplies in combined IFB or RFP vehicles. Issuing bodies include independent school districts (Houston County School District, Douglas County School System, Lamar County School District, Hancock County Board of Education, Dougherty County Board of Education, Treutlen County School Food Authority, Early County Board of Education, Richmond County Board of Education, City Schools of Decatur), state agencies (Georgia Department of Education food procurement), county commissioners (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners), and regional buying cooperatives (GEC Buying Cooperative administering purchases for multiple districts). The code also appears in municipal grocery market and food distribution procurement, as evidenced by Invest Atlanta's dual-track RFP for food distribution services and retail grocery operations in Priority Communities, where a distributor component seeks suppliers with commercial food logistics experience and FSMA compliance.

Georgia dominates the recent activity, with school district and state agency solicitations posted between January and July 2026 spanning the Atlanta metropolitan area, Augusta, Albany, and rural counties. Representative opportunities include the Houston County School District's ITB 27-001 for direct delivery of food, paper, and chemicals (bid due April 17, 2026, estimated $14 million annually across approximately 350,000 cases annually), the Dougherty County Board of Education's IFB for groceries supporting 22 school sites (sealed bids due May 19, 2026), and the Douglas County School System's RFP 26-003 for food supply and distribution services supporting 32 schools and approximately 32,000 meals daily with estimated annual expenditure of approximately $9,000,000 (sealed proposals due February 18, 2026). Vendor qualification standards across these solicitations uniformly require Buy American compliance (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content), HACCP plans with 24/7 recall capability, general liability insurance of $500,000 to $1,000,000 per occurrence, E-Verify authorization, and delivery to multiple school sites on weekly or bi-weekly schedules with temperature control and fill-rate performance guarantees. No set-asides specific to disadvantaged enterprises appear in the recent postings, though several districts note intent to provide maximum practicable opportunities to minority firms and women's business enterprises consistent with federal standards.