UNSPSC 50122402: Wild caught american lobster

In this classification, this entry represents the species of shellfish known as American Lobster, that was raised in the wild and harvested as an adult, and is presumed to have grown as an organic and Non GMO species.

UNSPSC 50122402 Wild caught american lobster is a Commodity code that sees sparse state and local procurement activity, with recent opportunities focused primarily on school nutrition programs and municipal food distribution rather than wild-caught lobster specifically. The code nominally addresses a single seafood product line, yet the recent state and local solicitations tagged to this code predominantly concern comprehensive grocery and food supply procurement—frozen foods, produce, dairy, proteins, and staple items sourced through direct delivery or warehouse distribution channels serving school districts, state agencies, and municipal food markets. State and local buyers under this code include school boards (Hancock County, Early County, Richmond County, Lamar County, Dougherty County, Treutlen County, Houston County, Douglas County, and the City Schools of Decatur in Georgia), state purchasing offices (Georgia state agencies), county governments (Gwinnett County), and regional food distribution cooperatives (GEC Buying Cooperative). The frequent appearance of seafood procurement within broader grocery solicitations suggests wild-caught lobster may be requested as a line item within larger food supply categories rather than as a standalone commodity purchase.

Geographic activity concentrates heavily in Georgia, with school districts across the state conducting regular IFB and RFP cycles for food supplies tied to the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program fiscal cycles. Representative recent opportunities include Houston County School District's ITB 27-001 for direct delivery food, paper, and chemicals (bid due April 17, 2026, with approximately $14 million annual value and 350,000 cases estimated annually), Douglas County School System's RFP 26-003 for food supply and distribution services (sealed proposals due February 18, 2026, serving approximately 32,000 meals daily across 32 schools with estimated annual expenditure of approximately $9 million), and Invest Atlanta's dual-track RFP for food distribution services and municipal market retail operations (proposals due August 6, 2026). All school nutrition procurement incorporates Buy American provisions requiring over 51 percent domestic agricultural content for food products, HACCP compliance, E-Verify authorization, and liability insurance minimums of $500,000 to $1 million. The code appears to reflect a mismatch between its narrow commodity definition and the broad-spectrum grocery procurement activity actually tagged to it; vendors pursuing this code should verify seafood or lobster-specific line items within larger solicitations rather than expect standalone lobster procurement at the state and local level.