NIGP 04007: Birds

NIGP 04007 Birds, an Item code, captures state and local procurement of live birds and bird-related services for wildlife management, recreational hunting, and facility operations. The code encompasses live game birds sourced for public hunting seasons, bird exclusion and remediation services at transportation and public facilities, and related avian procurement. State and local fish and wildlife departments dominate this code, supplemented by airport authorities and special-purpose districts managing facility operations. Work solicited includes acquisition of live ring-necked pheasants in bulk for stocking public hunting areas, bird exclusion measures and dropping remediation at airports, and establishment of master agreements enabling agencies to purchase birds as needed across multi-year hunting seasons.

Recent activity clusters in the Northeast and California. The State of Maine Department of Administrative and Financial Services, acting on behalf of the Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife, issued RFQ 09A 260708-005 on July 8, 2026, requesting quotations for approximately 2,000 adult ring-necked pheasants with bids due July 22, 2026, and resulting in a Master Agreement effective August 1, 2026 through June 30, 2031 with renewal options. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife posted RFQ-2026-CR4-GBH-001 on April 27, 2026, seeking 2,005 male ring-necked pheasants at least 16 weeks old for upland game hunts in fiscal year 2026/27, with bids due May 11, 2026. The same California department posted RFQ-2026-IDR6-001 on July 30, 2026, requesting 935 live male ring-necked pheasants for eight upland game bird hunt events between November 2026 and January 2027, with bids due August 17, 2026 and a 5% preference for California Certified Small Businesses. Newark Liberty International Airport solicited bird exclusion and dropping remediation services under Bid #6000003475 on September 14, 2026, for a four-year contract with proposals due September 30, 2026.