UNSPSC 50122528: Farm raised snow crab

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

UNSPSC 50122528 Farm raised snow crab is a Commodity code that represents seafood protein products used in institutional and retail food service. State and local procurement activity under this code focuses narrowly on fresh or frozen crab and crab products for school nutrition programs, municipal food distribution, and county institutional feeding. The code sees solicitation activity primarily from Georgia school districts and county boards of education purchasing food for cafeteria operations and meal programs serving K–12 students, though the recent opportunities block shows no explicit solicitations naming snow crab as a line item or category. Instead, crab appears to be bundled within broader grocery and food-supply buys where seafood proteins are listed alongside meats, poultry, dairy, produce, and prepared foods. Issuing bodies are predominantly school boards of education (Hancock County, Early County, Richmond County, Lamar County, Dougherty County, Treutlen County, Houston County, Douglas County, and City Schools of Decatur), with some activity from state-level procurement (State of Georgia food services) and municipal food distribution (Invest Atlanta). County correctional facilities and senior services centers also appear as secondary buyers within broader supplemental grocery contracts.

Recent opportunities document no standalone snow crab procurements; instead, seafood procurement surfaces within larger IFB and RFP food-supply contracts covering 300–350+ line items per solicitation. The Houston County School District ITB 27-001 for direct delivery food, valued at approximately $14 million annually with 350,000 cases per year, represents the largest single opportunity in the block and would encompass crab if included in its protein category specifications. Other representative solicitations include the Douglas County School System RFP 26-003 for food supply and distribution services (approximately $9 million annually across 32 schools), Invest Atlanta's dual-track RFP for food distribution services and municipal market retail (Category B food distributor track with sourcing mandates), and the Dougherty County Board of Education IFB for groceries with approximately 300 line items across beverages, proteins, frozen produce, and canned goods. All school-based solicitations emphasize Buy American compliance (51% domestic agricultural content minimum), USDA Child Nutrition standards, whole-grain and low-sodium specifications, HACCP plans, and delivery to multiple school sites. Activity is concentrated in Georgia, with the most recent solicitations posted March through July 2026. The code shows minimal standalone market signal for snow crab; interest in this commodity appears incidental to broader seafood and protein purchasing within institutional meal programs rather than a primary procurement focus.