UNSPSC 50122111: Farm raised catfish

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

UNSPSC 50122111 Farm raised catfish is a Commodity code that describes fish and seafood products procured for institutional food service — primarily school nutrition programs, but also state agency dining and supplemental food distribution. Recent state and local solicitations under this code show school districts and educational authorities as dominant buyers. The code captures both direct ingredient procurement (proteins for meal preparation) and broader grocery supply contracts where catfish appears as one line item among hundreds in larger food-service bids. Issuing bodies include independent school districts (Houston County, Hancock County, Early County, Lamar County, Dougherty County, Treutlen County, and City Schools of Decatur), county boards of education serving multiple schools, state procurement offices (State of Georgia), regional buying cooperatives (GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 districts across Georgia), and municipal development authorities (Invest Atlanta). School-nutrition-focused IFBs and RFPs dominate the activity, with districts soliciting proteins as part of comprehensive line-item grocery bids or dedicated protein categories. Specifications across recent solicitations uniformly require USDA Grade A or inspection-grade standards, HACCP plan compliance with 24/7 recall accessibility, Buy American provisions (minimum 51 percent domestic content), whole-grain and low-sodium formulations where applicable, and adherence to USDA Child Nutrition labeling requirements and smart-snacks standards.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia, where at least fifteen school districts and two state-level entities have posted food procurement solicitations since late January 2026. Representative opportunities include Houston County School District's ITB 27-001 for direct delivery of food, paper, and chemical supplies (due April 17, 2026) covering approximately 350,000 cases annually with an estimated $14 million annual value; Dougherty County Board of Education's IFB for groceries to 22 schools with approximately 300 line items across beverages, proteins, frozen items, canned goods, pasta, and grains (due May 19, 2026); and Douglas County School System's RFP 26-003 for food supply and distribution services across 32 schools serving 25,500 students with an estimated annual expenditure of approximately $9,000,000 (due February 18, 2026). Invest Atlanta's dual-track RFP for food distribution and municipal market retail operations (due August 6, 2026) segments procurement differently, seeking distributors with minimum five-year commercial food distribution experience and FSMA compliance to supply multiple sites with sourced minimum 10 percent Georgia-based producers at start. Across all school district solicitations, vendors face firm fixed pricing with no fuel surcharges, 30-day payment terms, mandatory weekly or bi-weekly deliveries to multiple school sites between 6:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., and liability insurance minimums of $500,000 to $2,000,000 depending on district. Contract terms typically run July 1 through June 30 with renewal options up to five years total. No recent opportunities identified fish or catfish as a standalone procurement; the code appears as a line item within broader protein or grocery categories rather than as a dedicated sourcing focus.