UNSPSC 50122118: Farm raised croaker

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

UNSPSC 50122118 Farm raised croaker (Commodity) covers processed fish products — specifically fish sticks and related prepared seafood items — that state and local governments procure for institutional food service, chiefly school nutrition programs and correctional facilities. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers purchasing fish sticks in bulk increments (40,000-pound orders) as line items within broader grocery and food service supply contracts, where they compete alongside conventional proteins, produce, and prepared-food categories. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts (Hancock County Board of Education, Early County Board of Education, Richmond County Board of Education) and state-level institutional food-service operations (Georgia Department of Administrative Services on behalf of Georgia Correctional Industries); a municipal economic development agency (Invest Atlanta) also engaged food distributors as part of a broader grocery-market development initiative. Vendors supplying under this code must meet USDA nutritional standards, maintain HACCP food-safety plans, carry minimum liability insurance, comply with Buy American provisions, satisfy E-Verify requirements, and submit detailed specification-sheet compliance responses in lieu of checkmark or abbreviated notation.

Recent opportunities cluster in Georgia, where the state Department of Administrative Services solicited fish sticks for correctional industries (RFQ 92100ERFQ0020702027, due October 12, 2026), and multiple school districts issued IFBs and RFQs for seafood as part of wider school nutrition procurement — Hancock County Board of Education (IFB #SN002-2027, bid opening June 29, 2026), Early County Board of Education (due June 8, 2026), and Richmond County Board of Education (RFQ #26-204, due May 27, 2026). All school-based solicitations require firm pricing including delivery, with contracts running July 1 through June 30 and optional renewal terms; fish sticks appear as individual line items alongside beef, chicken, pork, dairy, and produce rather than as standalone procurements. No recent opportunities show fish sticks as the sole commodity being solicited, and the code shows limited activity outside Georgia school and state correctional food service over the recent period reviewed.