UNSPSC 50122500: Farm raised shellfish

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

UNSPSC 50122500 Farm raised shellfish, a Class code, encompasses seafood procurement by state and local government entities, though recent solicitation activity under this code shows minimal alignment with farm-raised shellfish specifically. State and local school districts, county education systems, and municipal agencies across Georgia are conducting food procurement solicitations that nominally reference this code or related seafood categories, but the actual buying reflects broad grocery and food service supply contracts. School nutrition programs dominate the issuing-body mix, with the Hancock County Board of Education, Early County Board of Education, Richmond County Board of Education, Lamar County School District, City Schools of Decatur, Dougherty County Board of Education, Treutlen County School Food Authority, Houston County School District, and Douglas County School System all posting recent invitations for bid or requests for proposal. Invest Atlanta issued a dual-track RFP for food distribution and municipal grocery retail operations in priority communities, and the State of Georgia posted an invitation for bid on food products and kitchen supplies; Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners sought supplemental grocery items on an annual contract. The work being solicited spans frozen and fresh proteins (including breaded pollock and fish items), fresh produce, dairy, grains, paper and chemical supplies, and specialty items—organized across multiple IFBs and RFPs with line-item or category-based bidding structures.

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia, with recent solicitations from school districts in Hancock, Early, Richmond, Lamar, Decatur, Dougherty, Treutlen, Houston, and Douglas counties, plus Gwinnett County and Atlanta. The Houston County School District solicitation (ITB 27-001, due April 17, 2026) represents one of the largest recent opportunities, valued at approximately $14 million annually with an estimated 350,000 cases. The Douglas County School System RFP for food supply and distribution services (due February 18, 2026) targeted approximately $9 million in annual expenditures across 32 schools. Most school district procurements use IFBs with firm-fixed pricing, weekly or bi-weekly deliveries to multiple school sites, compliance with Buy American provisions (51% domestic agricultural content), HACCP certification, and E-Verify authorization. Contract terms typically run July 1 through June 30 with one to four optional renewal periods. The code shows little recent activity specifically soliciting farm-raised shellfish as a standalone product line; shellfish appears incidentally in broader grocery or protein categories rather than as a targeted procurement focus.