UNSPSC 50122412: Wild caught european oyster

In this classification, this entry represents the species of shellfish known as European Oyster, 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 50122412 Wild caught European oyster is a Commodity code with minimal recent state and local procurement activity directly tied to this specific product line. The recent opportunities block contains no solicitations explicitly requesting wild caught European oysters; instead, the opportunities tagged to this code predominantly feature school nutrition programs, municipal food distribution, and state agency food procurement for broader grocery and food service needs. Georgia school districts (Hancock County, Early County, Richmond County, Lamar County, Dougherty County, Houston County, and Douglas County), the City Schools of Decatur, Gwinnett County, and Invest Atlanta have all posted solicitations in the past four months for food service contracting, but these are general grocery and food supply bids encompassing proteins, produce, dairy, grains, and prepared foods—not specialty seafood products. The State of Georgia has issued a statewide food procurement (IFB #1 2027-2026, posted April 20, 2026, due June 1, 2026), and Invest Atlanta is running a dual-track RFP for food distribution and municipal market operations (posted July 6, 2026, due August 6, 2026), but neither posting explicitly references oysters or seafood procurement at the line-item level in available summaries.

The mismatch between this code's nominal product scope and recent solicitation content signals that wild caught European oysters see limited direct procurement through state and local RFPs and ITBs in Georgia and neighboring jurisdictions covered by this dataset. School nutrition programs prioritize USDA commodity-compliant proteins and domestic agricultural sourcing under Buy American provisions; municipal and county food procurement emphasizes volume commodities and broad-basket frozen and dry goods. Specialty or imported seafood items, including wild caught European oysters, either are procured through standing cooperative agreements, specialty vendors, or smaller direct purchases that do not generate standalone ITB or RFP notices in state and local procurement channels. The code appears inactive in current public procurement activity.