UNSPSC 10101518: Alpaca

The alpaca -from quechua allpaqa paqu or vicugna pacos- is a domestic species of the artiodactyla mammal family, derived from the wild vicuna.

UNSPSC 10101518 Alpaca is a Commodity code that covers live alpacas and related products for educational and operational use in state and local procurement. Recent solicitations show the code is applied narrowly to educational laboratory animals and equestrian facility operations. Texas Educational Service Center Region 4 (ESC 4) issued an ITB on August 17, 2026, for a master order cooperative purchasing contract supplying live laboratory animals and related products at discount from list prices to public school districts, charter schools, and educational service centers across Texas; proposals were due August 31, 2026. The contract serves instructional laboratory settings where participating districts purchase according to their own budgets and instructional needs, with pricing structured as negotiated percentage discounts from vendor list prices. Vendors must comply with applicable animal welfare requirements and educational standards governing laboratory animal use. The scope includes live animals and associated supplies and materials used in educational settings.

The code shows minimal recent activity geographically concentrated in Texas. One active opportunity identified is the ESC 4 master order for laboratory animals serving Texas public education. A second posting from the City of Pasadena Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department on July 9, 2026, for an RFP to operate the Pasadena Equestrian Center Arena (due February 13, 2026) appears to be mistagged under this alpaca code, as it solicits a facility operator rather than procurement of the animals themselves and is structurally unrelated to laboratory animal supply. The code sees little substantive state and local procurement activity beyond the Texas educational laboratory animals opportunity.