UNSPSC 50122071: Wild caught basa

In this classification this entry represents the species of fish known as Basa, 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 50122071 Wild caught basa, a Commodity code, represents seafood proteins sourced from wild-caught basa fisheries and supplied to state and local institutional food service operations, though recent solicitations under this code show heavy emphasis on processed fish products rather than whole basa fillets. State and local governments buy under this code primarily through school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and institutional food service operations that integrate basa or basa-derived products into meal planning. The issuing bodies include state departments of administrative services, county boards of education, and special-purpose institutional procurement offices managing nutrition and food service contracts. These entities typically solicit through IFB or RFQ vehicles with firm pricing structures and strict compliance requirements, including HACCP certification, food safety traceability, Buy American provisions where applicable, and detailed specification sheets that require line-item compliance documentation rather than generic acknowledgments.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia. Georgia's Department of Administrative Services issued RFQ 92100ERFQ0020702027 in October 2026 to procure fish sticks (40,000-pound increments) for Georgia Correctional Industries with a due date of October 12, 2026, requiring all-inclusive delivery pricing and detailed specification-sheet responses submitted electronically through the GA@Work portal. School nutrition programs across Georgia have also posted concurrent grocery procurement RFQs and IFBs—including Hancock County Board of Education (IFB #SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026), Early County Board of Education (due June 8, 2026), and Richmond County Board of Education (RFQ #26-204, due May 27, 2026)—though those solicitations list basa-derived products within broader seafood and protein categories rather than as standalone line items. Vendors pursuing this code must demonstrate FSMA compliance, current food safety certifications, traceability systems capable of 24/7 recall accessibility, general liability insurance of at least $500,000 per occurrence, E-Verify compliance, and ability to meet firm delivery schedules to multiple institutional locations with no separate fuel or freight surcharges permitted beyond all-inclusive bid pricing.