NIGP 04007: Birds

NIGP 04007 Birds, an Item code, encompasses live-bird procurement for state wildlife and natural-resource management programs. State and local governments solicit under this code to purchase live game birds—primarily ring-necked pheasants—for public hunting season stockings and upland game program support. The scope includes birds meeting specified age, weight, sex ratio, health certification, and feathering standards, delivered in accordance with F.O.B. Destination terms and subject to vendor replacement of any dead, injured, or missing specimens at no additional cost. The buying jurisdictions include state wildlife departments and state procurement offices acting on their behalf; no counties, cities, school districts, or special-purpose districts appear in recent activity for this code.

Recent activity concentrates in Maine and California. The State of Maine Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Office of State Procurement Services, issued RFQ 09A 260708-005 on July 8, 2026, requesting approximately 2,000 adult ring-necked pheasants for the 2026–27 hunting season, with quotations due July 22, 2026, and a Master Agreement term running through June 30, 2031. The State of California Department of Fish and Wildlife issued RFQ-2026-CR4-GBH-001 on April 27, 2026, for 2,005 male ring-necked pheasants, 16 weeks of age or older, with delivery scheduled from October 2, 2026, through February 19, 2027, and bid responses due May 11, 2026; California offers a 5% preference to certified small businesses or non-small businesses with at least 25% California-certified small business subcontractor participation.