UNSPSC 10101607: Live guinea fowl

Type of bird in the galliformes order, although some authorities include the guineafowl as a subfamily, numidinae, of the family phasianidae. Native to Africa.

UNSPSC 10101607 Live guinea fowl is a Commodity code covering the procurement of live game birds and poultry for state and local use. The recent opportunities tagged under this code show minimal direct alignment with the code's nominal scope; instead, state and local governments are buying live birds primarily for wildlife management and habitat support rather than as commodity livestock. The State of Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife procures live ring-necked pheasants in bulk (approximately 2,000 birds) to support public hunting seasons, requiring birds meeting strict health certification, weight, and sex-ratio specifications. A second live-bird procurement surfaces at Newark Liberty International Airport, which solicited bird exclusion and dropping remediation services — a pest-management function that does not constitute procurement of live birds and appears misclassified under this code. The issuing bodies include state wildlife departments acting through state procurement offices and airport authorities; the code shows limited recent activity in the state and local market.

Maine dominates the recent activity under this code, with the State of Maine Department of Administrative and Financial Services' RFQ for ring-necked pheasants (RFQ09A26070800000000000005, due July 22, 2026) establishing a multi-year Master Agreement renewable through June 30, 2031, with deliveries scheduled for fall hunting season at designated locations near Portland. The pheasant RFQ stipulates FOB Destination pricing on a per-bird basis, veterinary health certification, and 180-day price-hold requirements, signaling a structured cooperative procurement model. Beyond Maine, the code shows sparse recent solicitation activity; the Newark airport bird-exclusion bid does not represent genuine live-bird procurement and signals a source-classification issue rather than market opportunity.