UNSPSC 50122157: Farm raised tilapia

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

UNSPSC 50122157 Farm raised tilapia, a Commodity code, covers the procurement of tilapia and tilapia-based food products for state and local institutional consumption—primarily frozen fish sticks and whole tilapia supplied to correctional facilities, school nutrition programs, and municipal food distribution operations. State and local buyers under this code include state departments (Georgia Department of Administrative Services), county and independent school districts (Hancock County Board of Education, Early County Board of Education, Richmond County Board of Education), and special-purpose development entities (Invest Atlanta). School nutrition programs represent the most active recent buyer segment, soliciting tilapia as part of broader grocery and protein procurement for National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program operations across multiple locations within a district.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia, where four of six sourced opportunities originated between April and October 2026. The Georgia Department of Administrative Services solicited fish sticks for Georgia Correctional Industries via RFQ 92100ERFQ0020702027, with responses due October 12, 2026, specifying delivery in 40,000-pound increments with all-inclusive pricing. Hancock County Board of Education issued IFB #SN002-2027 (due June 26, 2026) and Richmond County Board of Education issued RFQ #26-204 (due May 27, 2026), both covering tilapia and other protein supplies across multiple school locations for contract periods extending into 2028. Early County Board of Education's June 8, 2026 due-date solicitation included tilapia among seafood categories in its approximately 300-item food bid for school breakfast and lunch programs. Invest Atlanta's dual-track RFP (due August 6, 2026) for food distribution and municipal market retail operations in Priority Communities includes tilapia as part of broader protein sourcing for retail grocery operations and demand aggregation across multiple sites. Federal compliance requirements common across school-based procurements include Buy American provisions (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content), HACCP plans, E-Verify authorization, and general liability insurance; delivery typically occurs Monday through Friday with no separate fuel surcharges permitted in unit pricing.