UNSPSC 50122511: Farm raised eastern oyster

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

UNSPSC 50122511 Farm raised eastern oyster is a Commodity code that covers shellfish aquaculture products for direct food service and institutional consumption. State and local procurement activity under this code centers on school nutrition programs, county and municipal food services, and specialized food distribution through multi-district cooperative purchasing vehicles. Recent solicitations show substantial demand from school districts and municipal food authorities seeking fresh and frozen protein sources to meet USDA Child Nutrition standards, whole-grain and sodium-reduction mandates, and domestic-sourcing preferences. School nutrition programs across Georgia—including Houston County, Douglas County, Lamar County, Hancock County, Early County, Richmond County, Dougherty County, Treutlen County, Decatur, and others—are actively procuring proteins including shellfish as part of comprehensive food-supply contracts alongside produce, dairy, and prepared items. Issuing bodies span independent school districts, county boards of education, municipal school systems, and state-level food procurement offices; the Douglas County School System has emerged as a repeat buyer issuing multiple RFPs through the GEC Buying Cooperative to consolidate purchasing across up to 30 school districts in cooperative arrangements.

Georgia dominates recent activity under this code, with the majority of recent sealed-bid and RFP solicitations posted between January and July 2026 from school nutrition programs statewide. Representative opportunities include the Houston County School District's ITB 27-001 for direct-delivery food supplies (bid due April 17, 2026, approximately $14 million annually with 350,000 cases annually), the Douglas County School System's RFP 26-003 for food supply and distribution services to 32 schools serving 25,500 students with estimated annual expenditure of $9 million (proposals due February 18, 2026), the Lamar County School District's six-category IFB series for school nutrition (bids due May 20, 2026, including IFB #6 for Georgia-grown ground beef), and Invest Atlanta's dual-track RFP for food distribution and municipal market retail operations in Priority Communities (proposals due August 6, 2026, with pre-proposal conference July 14, 2026). Across these solicitations, Buy American compliance mandating 51 percent domestic agricultural content, HACCP certification, E-Verify authorization, food-recall capability, and liability insurance ($500,000 to $2 million coverage) are standard compliance requirements. Pricing is firm and fixed throughout most contract periods, with mid-year or quarterly economic price adjustments permitted only when supported by third-party market documentation such as USDA terminal market reports or Bureau of Labor Statistics data.