UNSPSC 50122130: Farm raised hake

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

UNSPSC 50122130 Farm raised hake is a Commodity code that encompasses fresh and frozen hake products for institutional food service and school nutrition programs. Recent state and local opportunities show this code applied predominantly to school district food service procurement, where hake appears as a line item within broader protein categories rather than as a standalone solicitation driver. School nutrition programs across Georgia—including Houston County, Hancock County, Lamar County, Dougherty County, Early County, Richmond County, and Decatur—have tagged hake and similar seafood products under this code as part of comprehensive meal-service supply bids covering proteins, produce, dairy, grains, and non-food items. Issuing bodies are primarily Georgia school districts and county boards of education conducting annual or multi-year food service RFQs, RFPs, and IFBs to support National School Lunch and Breakfast programs. State-level procurement (Georgia Department of Education and related agencies) also appears in the activity mix, though specific hake volumes are not disclosed in individual solicitations. Vendors responding to these opportunities must meet USDA nutritional standards, maintain HACCP plans with 24/7 recall capability, carry minimum $500,000 to $1,000,000 general liability insurance, comply with Buy American provisions requiring 51% domestic agricultural content, and satisfy E-Verify authorization and debarment verification for larger awards.

Georgia school districts dominate recent activity, with concentrated solicitation in the state's mid-size and larger districts. Houston County School District (estimated $14 million annual procurement, approximately 350,000 cases annually), Douglas County School System (approximately $9 million for food supply and distribution), and Hancock County Board of Education represent repeat or large-volume buyers issuing direct-delivery and warehouse-delivery IFBs throughout spring 2026. Representative opportunities include Houston County ITB 27-001 (food, paper, and chemicals; due April 17, 2026), Hancock County IFB #SN002-2027 (grocery and food service supplies across 1,200+ line items; due June 26, 2026), and Dougherty County Board of Education IFB (approximately 300 grocery items; due May 19, 2026). A dual-track RFP from Invest Atlanta (August 6, 2026 deadline) for food distribution services and municipal market retail operations in Atlanta's Priority Communities represents an outlier—seeking food distributors with minimum 10% Georgia-sourced product volume and demand aggregation across multiple sites—but does not isolate hake as a procurement focus. Hake remains a low-visibility commodity within the broader seafood and protein category across Georgia school nutrition solicitations; it does not appear as a named or emphasized specification in any recent opportunity summary, suggesting limited differentiation or volume concentration in state and local institutional purchasing at present.