UNSPSC 50122530: Farm raised spiny lobster

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

UNSPSC 50122530 Farm raised spiny lobster is a Commodity code that sees minimal direct solicitation activity in recent state and local procurement. The code's nominal scope—specialty seafood products—does not align with the representative opportunities appearing in the source material, which center instead on school nutrition programs, municipal food distribution, and institutional grocery supply. The recent solicitations tagged under this code predominantly request general grocery items, frozen foods, produce, dairy, proteins, and pantry staples for school districts and county operations rather than farm-raised spiny lobster or comparable specialty seafood. School districts represent the dominant issuing body across the available records, including Hancock County Board of Education, Early County Schools, Richmond County Board of Education, Lamar County School District, City Schools of Decatur, Dougherty County Board of Education, Treutlen County Schools, Houston County School District, and Douglas County School System. The State of Georgia and municipal entities such as Invest Atlanta and Gwinnett County also appear as issuing bodies seeking food products for institutional use.

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia, with all identified recent opportunities originating from Georgia state agencies, school districts, and municipalities. Representative recent opportunities include the Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for School Nutrition Grocery Supplier with bids due June 26, 2026, spanning over 1,200 line items of proteins, produce, dairy, grains, and non-food supplies; the Invest Atlanta RFP for Food Distribution Services and Municipal Market Retail Operations posted July 6, 2026 with a response deadline of August 6, 2026, seeking both food distributors and retail operators; and the Douglas County School System RFP SN 26-003 for Food Supply and Distribution Services with approximately $9 million annual expenditure for main-line distributor services across 32 schools. The code shows no meaningful current market activity for farm-raised spiny lobster or comparable specialty aquaculture products in state and local procurement.