UNSPSC 50122144: Farm raised opah

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

UNSPSC 50122144 Farm raised opah is a Commodity code that sees minimal recent state and local procurement activity specifically for this product. The representative opportunities in the dataset span school district nutrition programs, county and municipal food service operations, and state-agency food procurement—all of which solicit groceries, proteins, produce, and related food-service items under broad RFPs, RFQs, and IFBs. However, none of the posted solicitations name farm-raised opah or any specific finfish species as a line item or stated requirement. School districts across Georgia (Hancock County, Early County, Richmond County, Lamar County, Dougherty County, Treutlen County, Houston County, Douglas County, and the City Schools of Decatur) issued nutrition-program food bids in late 2025 and early 2026 that encompass proteins including beef, chicken, pork, turkey, and frozen seafood generically, but the bids do not identify opah, or finfish more broadly, as a specified or preferred commodity. Invest Atlanta and Gwinnett County issued separate grocery and food-distribution RFPs in 2026 focused on retail market operators and supplemental groceries respectively, neither of which mentions finfish. The State of Georgia issued a statewide food IFB in April 2026, and while that solicitation likely encompasses diverse protein categories, the public summary does not detail commodity-level specifications that would confirm opah procurement.

The issuing bodies active in this space—school districts (the largest buyer category), county boards of education, municipal economic-development agencies, and state departments—typically procure food under cooperative-purchasing agreements and standing-term contracts that award by lowest responsive and responsible bid across multiple items with approved-equal flexibility. Neither the frequency nor the specificity of recent solicitations supports a meaningful market for farm-raised opah at the state and local level. School nutrition programs emphasize domestic sourcing, USDA compliance, and cost control; municipal and county food distributors focus on volume, reliability, and compliance with food-safety and nutritional standards. Opah does not appear in representative recent bids from Houston County School District (April 2026, $14 million estimated annual volume), Douglas County School System (January–February 2026, $9 million main-line food distribution), or Invest Atlanta's dual-track RFP (July 2026, grocery market and food-distribution services). Unless a state or local procurement office specifically seeks specialty or sustainably sourced seafood, or unless opah appears in USDA commodity-distribution lists that feed school programs, this code signals minimal near-term pursuit opportunity.