UNSPSC 50122520: Farm raised octopus

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

UNSPSC 50122520 Farm raised octopus is a Commodity code that does not reflect the work state and local governments are actually procuring under this classification. Recent state and local contract opportunities tagged to this code involve school nutrition programs, municipal grocery retail operations, and general food supply and distribution services for public agencies — procurement of staple grocery items including proteins, produce, dairy, grains, and frozen foods to support school meal programs, county institutions, and municipal market operations. The code shows substantial recent activity, but the opportunities reflect broad food supply contracting rather than farm-raised octopus procurement.

Georgia school districts dominate recent activity under this code. Multiple Georgia school districts have issued Invitations for Bid for food supply and direct delivery services: Houston County School District (ITB 27-001, due April 17, 2026, approximately $14 million annually); Lamar County School District (IFBs for dairy, bread, milk, produce, paper and chemicals, and Georgia-grown ground beef, due May 20, 2026); Dougherty County Board of Education (IFB for groceries, due May 19, 2026); Douglas County School System (RFP 26-003 for food supply and distribution, approximately $9 million annually, and RFP 26-004 for fresh produce and eggs through GEC Buying Cooperative, approximately $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two); Early County Board of Education (FY27 food bid, due June 8, 2026); Hancock County Board of Education (IFB SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026); Richmond County Board of Education (RFQ 26-204 for grocery products 2026–2028, due May 27, 2026); City Schools of Decatur (IFB for frozen foods and grocery, due May 15, 2026); and Treutlen County School Food Authority (IFB for food and equipment, due May 27, 2026). The State of Georgia has also posted solicitations for food, supplies, and kitchen products (IFB due June 22, 2026) and food services (IFB Food IFB #1 2027-2026, due June 1, 2026). Regional opportunities include Invest Atlanta's RFP for food distribution services and municipal market retail operations (Category A for grocery market operator and Category B for food distributor, due August 6, 2026) and Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' supplemental grocery purchase (BL048-26, due May 6, 2026). All solicitations emphasize USDA compliance, Buy American provisions, food safety certification (HACCP plans, E-Verify), and delivery to multiple school sites or institutional locations. Contracts typically run one year (July 1 through June 30) with options to extend or renew; pricing is firm for contract duration with economic price adjustments permitted based on verified market data. Schools districts commonly seek single or multiple vendors by product category and award on a lowest-responsive-and-responsible-bidder basis.