UNSPSC 50122103: Farm raised american shad

In this classification this entry represents the species of fish known as American Shad, that was farm raised and harvested as an adult, and is not presumed to have grown as an organic and Non GMO species.

UNSPSC 50122103 Farm raised american shad, a Commodity code, sees minimal recent state and local procurement activity specifically for this product. State and local governments purchase seafood under broader food-supply contracts, but the recent opportunities block contains no solicitations explicitly seeking farm-raised American shad or any other species-specific aquaculture products. Instead, the code's activity appears subsumed within general grocery procurement for school nutrition programs, institutional food service, and municipal food distribution—categories where shad might be listed as an approved protein option but is not called out as a primary procurement driver or stand-alone line item.

The sourcing bodies active in food procurement are predominantly Georgia school districts (Hancock County, Early County, Richmond County, Lamar County, Houston County, Dougherty County, Treutlen County, and the City Schools of Decatur), the State of Georgia, Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners, and Invest Atlanta's municipal food distribution initiative. These buyers issue IFBs, RFPs, and RFQs for comprehensive grocery baskets including proteins, produce, dairy, and supplies with firm deadlines spanning March through August 2026. However, none of these solicitations identifies farm-raised American shad by name or quantity; instead, they specify broad protein categories (meats, poultry, seafood, frozen items) with approved-equal substitution clauses that theoretically allow shad as an alternative. The lack of species-specific demand signals, combined with school nutrition program emphasis on cost-competitive mainstream proteins and the absence of shad in any visible line-item bid spreadsheet, suggests this code captures minimal procurement volume in the state and local market at present.