UNSPSC 10101501: Cats

UNSPSC 10101501 Cats, a Commodity code, encompasses animal food supplies for shelter operations and specialized feline-care equipment and services procured by county animal control and domestic animal services divisions. State and local governments buy nutritionally formulated animal food to support daily shelter feeding programs serving hundreds to thousands of animals annually, as well as humane feline management and housing infrastructure including specialized cat condos, towers, and trap-neuter-vaccinate-release (TNVR) program operations. Issuing bodies are primarily county-level agencies — domestic animal services divisions, animal care and control departments, and county procurement offices acting on their behalf — rather than municipal, state, or school-district buyers. Recent solicitations show county animal services operating across multiple facilities and seeking both recurring food supply contracts and capital equipment or program-implementation services.

Activity is geographically dispersed across Florida and North Carolina. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Animal Care & Control issued an RFQ (Solicitation 2692026237) due June 24, 2026, for the Shelter Food Supply Program to serve approximately 12,000 animals annually across two Charlotte facilities; Collier County Procurement Services Division issued an Invitation to Negotiate (ITN 26-8652) due March 17, 2026, for TNVR program implementation and operations statewide across Collier County, with per-cat reimbursement ranging from $5.00 to $25.00 depending on animal condition and outcome; and the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners issued an Invitation to Bid (ITB-26-00149) due March 31, 2026, for purchase, assembly, and installation of cat condos and towers valued at $350,000.00 for the Pet Resource Center in Tampa. The Collier County TNVR opportunity emphasizes local vendor preference (10 points available), Woman and Minority Business Enterprise certification consideration (5 points), and requires E-Verify enrollment and proof of Florida corporate registration; the Hillsborough County equipment procurement includes no set-asides or disadvantaged-enterprise restrictions.