UNSPSC 50122172: Farm raised black sea bass

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

UNSPSC 50122172 Farm raised black sea bass is a Commodity code that encompasses prepared seafood products and component ingredients for institutional food service, most prominently fish sticks and other breaded or processed fish items for correctional facilities, school nutrition programs, and municipal food distribution. State and local governments buying under this code include correctional departments, school districts, county boards of education, and economic development authorities operating municipal food services. The work being solicited consists of procurement of finished or semi-finished seafood products for institutional meal programs, with specifications typically calling for USDA compliance, food safety certification, traceability and recall systems, and delivery in bulk quantities (40,000-pound increments in the case of correctional supplies, or line-item quantities for school food service). Vendors are required to maintain HACCP plans, current food safety certifications, and general liability insurance ranging from $500,000 to $1 million per occurrence.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia, where the Georgia Department of Administrative Services issued a bid for fish sticks (40,000 pounds per purchase order) for Georgia Correctional Industries with a due date of October 12, 2026, and where school districts including Hancock County Board of Education and Early County Board of Education solicit broad grocery supplier categories that include seafood items as line-item components of larger school nutrition contracts. The Hancock County Board of Education IFB #SN002-2027 (due June 26, 2026) and Early County Board of Education food bid (due June 8, 2026) both call for protein categories encompassing seafood alongside meats, poultry, and dairy, with Buy American provisions and domestic sourcing preferences. Richmond County Board of Education's RFQ #26-204 (due May 27, 2026) similarly includes frozen fish in its product categories for the 2026-2028 school years. The code shows no evidence of recent solicitations outside Georgia in the available records.