NIGP 04075: Marine Life (Not Otherwise Specified)

NIGP 04075 Marine Life (Not Otherwise Specified), an Item code, encompasses live aquatic organism production and deployment services for environmental restoration and resource management projects that state and local governments commission. Governments under this code procure biological materials and associated labor for habitat restoration—specifically, live oyster spat-on-cultch (juvenile oysters attached to shell substrate) produced, cultured, and deployed at scale to restore public reef systems. The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources issued an Invitation for Bids in September 2026 for oyster spat-on-cultch production and deployment across the Mississippi Sound, requiring bidders to demonstrate hatchery operations capability, cultch material processing, deployment logistics, and the ability to source broodstock from state waters. This code draws issuing bodies from state resource and environmental agencies rather than municipalities, school districts, or transit authorities; the marine-resources department is the identified buyer in recent activity.

The code shows recent activity concentrated in Gulf Coast states, specifically Mississippi. The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources' September 2026 IFB for 200 million qualifying oyster spat units, deployed across a minimum 4,000 cubic yards at specified density, with response due October 13, 2026, represents the documented recent opportunity under this code. The contract runs two years with possible extension, requires on-site MDMR inspection access at all deployment phases, mandates $1 million general liability insurance, and is partially funded by NOAA and GOMESA grants. Award was anticipated for October 15, 2026, to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder. Bidders must be registered in Mississippi's MAGIC system and meet documented qualifications in oyster hatchery or spat-on-cultch production before submission.