UNSPSC 10101508: Goats

UNSPSC 10101508 Goats is a Commodity code tracking state and local procurement of goat grazing services for vegetation management and weed control on public properties. State and local governments are buying on-call, as-needed livestock grazing—goats and occasionally sheep—supplied with all necessary labor, herdsmen, fencing, transportation, hydration, and equipment to manage overgrowth on highway corridors, rail authority properties, and other state-controlled land. The work typically runs 24 hours per day across multi-acre service areas, with pricing submitted on a per-acre basis for each county or property. Issuing bodies include state transportation departments, regional rail authorities, and special-purpose districts. California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and the California High-Speed Rail Authority are repeat buyers; both have posted multiple IFBs in the past four months. Set-asides and incentives are standard: California-based solicitations carry small-business and disabled-veteran-business-enterprise (DVBE) preferences or utilization goals ranging from 3 percent to 25 percent, with SB bid preferences of 5 percent and DVBE incentives of 3 to 5 percent. Contractors must hold current Motor Carrier Permits from the California Department of Motor Vehicles to transport livestock, maintain commercial general liability insurance of $1 million to $2 million per occurrence, carry livestock mortality and transit coverage, and provide workers' compensation with employer liability of $1 million.

Activity is concentrated in California. Caltrans posted IFB 04A7619 in September 2026 seeking goat grazing across six Northern California counties (Alameda, Contra Costa, Sacramento, San Francisco, San Mateo, and Solano) covering 220 acres total, with bids due September 22, 2026. The California High-Speed Rail Authority posted two IFBs: HSR26-27 in August 2026 for 27.91 acres in Madera County (due August 26, 2026) and HSR26-05 in June 2026 for 1,330 acres across five Central Valley counties—Madera, Fresno, Kern, Kings, and Tulare—with bids due July 8, 2026. Contract terms typically run two to three years with Authority options to extend. A Texas A&M University procurement (ITB AG-EXT-ITB-7087) for goat grazing at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in California closed June 12, 2026 and included a HUB subcontracting component. No recent solicitations appear outside California.