UNSPSC 10101700: Live fish

UNSPSC 10101700 Live fish, a Class code, covers the procurement of live fish for stocking and habitat support in state and local fisheries, recreation, and conservation programs. State and local governments buy live channel catfish and trout sourced from certified aquaculture facilities, delivered F.O.B. Destination with freight prepaid, for urban angler programs, community fishing initiatives, and reservoir habitat enhancement. The solicitations show state wildlife agencies and county parks departments as primary buyers, issuing RFQs and ITBs for quantities ranging from 8,000 to 150,000 pounds per contract, with strict sourcing, health, and delivery-location specifications. California's Department of Fish and Wildlife dominates recent activity, posting four separate RFQs for channel catfish between July and August 2026 to support the Fishing in the City Program and Urban Angler Program across Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego, and San Bernardino Counties. Bidders must hold current state aquaculturist certification, rear fish within state waters, and meet detailed fish-quality and disease-prevention standards. California applies a 5% small business preference and up to 5% disabled veteran business enterprise incentives where applicable.

Recent activity concentrates in California and Utah, with secondary representation in Pennsylvania and Texas county parks. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife issued RFQ-R5-0627-01 through RFQ-R5-0627-04 (posted July 15 through August 4, 2026, with response dates July 29 through August 19, 2026) seeking 17,250 to 8,950 pounds of live channel catfish for delivery to recreation areas across four counties, with award on an all-or-none basis to the lowest responsive bidder. San Bernardino County Regional Parks Department posted ITB PARKS26PARKS6400 (June 22, 2026 deadline) for 35,000 to 150,000 pounds of live trout in three size grades, with deliveries every Thursday from November 2026 through March 2027 to five regional parks and California prevailing wage requirements applying. The State of Utah Division of Wildlife Resources issued two RFQs for artificial fish habitat structures (May 5–6, 2026) totaling $34,000.00 combined budget, which represents material enhancement rather than live-fish procurement. Montgomery County, Pennsylvania solicited a sub-lessee operator for a trout nursery facility (June 4, 2026 deadline) to rear fingerling trout for public fishing events. The code shows active state and local demand for live fish sourcing with California as the dominant buyer and the most recent opportunities favoring certified, local-sourced aquaculture vendors.