UNSPSC 50131620: In shell table egg from squabs or pigeons

Includes eggs in the shell that have been sorted to remove eggs of lower quality such as cracked and dirty eggs and are often sorted by size that have been laid by birds of the species Columba livia. Eggs may be unwashed, washed, washed and oiled, aged, and/or pasteurized in the shell. Excludes eggs that have been cooked.

UNSPSC 50131620 In shell table egg from squabs or pigeons is a Commodity code that in recent state and local practice captures fresh Grade A eggs for institutional food service, though the Colorado Department of Corrections and Georgia school districts issuing under this code are sourcing commodity eggs from domestic laying operations rather than specialty squab or pigeon products. The Colorado Department of Corrections dominates recent activity under this code, posting 17 Documented Quote (DQ) RFQs for fresh eggs between mid-March and mid-July 2026, all with response windows of one to four days and immediate-award timelines. School districts and food cooperatives have posted three competitive solicitations for eggs and produce bundles—the Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri) for Grocery NOI products, the Early County Board of Education (Georgia), Liberty County Board of Education (Georgia), Henry County Schools (Georgia), and the GEC Buying Cooperative (Georgia) covering 30 districts—with longer lead times of two to six weeks. Pricing across these opportunities is bid competitively with no disclosed budgets; Colorado requires all-inclusive F.O.B. Destination pricing with freight prepaid, while school districts require weekly or bulk deliveries with insurance minimums of $500,000 to $1 million general liability. Case quantities range from 90 to 360 cases per solicitation, with cases offered in 15-dozen or 30-dozen packs and delivery windows measured in weeks. All solicitations emphasize U.S. Grade A specifications, USDA inspection and dating within 17 days prior to delivery, and temperatures not exceeding 45 degrees Fahrenheit.

Colorado Department of Corrections activity is concentrated across six primary correctional facility hubs—Buena Vista, Arkansas Valley, Central Warehouse (Canon City), Denver Women's, Sterling, and Limon facilities—with monthly or biweekly quotes reflecting ongoing food service demand. The Georgia school district and cooperative solicitations, in contrast, are annual or multi-year procurements with contract periods running July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, often with renewal options. Recent CDOC quotes posted in July 2026 (DQ1CAAA20270000061, due July 16; DQ1CAAA20270000022, due July 9) seek 180–240 cases of 30-dozen eggs for delivery to three facilities in one-week windows, with price as the primary evaluation criterion and secondary weight given to sample quality and lead time. The GEC Buying Cooperative RFP (SN 26-004, due March 4, 2026) and Douglas County School System RFP (PE64810NONST2026000000047) solicited produce and eggs jointly across two Georgia geographic areas with estimated annual produce spending of $4.4 million (Area One, 18 districts) and $1.1 million (Area Two, 12 districts), evaluated on cost-plus-fixed-fee pricing tied to USDA Atlanta Terminal Wholesale Market Report prices for produce and Urner Barry Grade A Large Eggs pricing for eggs. Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) preferences of 5 percent appear in Colorado DQ solicitations where SDVOSB certification is held. The code shows strong repetitive activity under CDOC's standing DQ practice but limited overlap with school district procurement cycles, suggesting this is a fragmented, weekly-to-monthly replenishment market for correctional facilities paired with larger annual renewal cycles for school nutrition programs.