UNSPSC 10101701: Live salmon

UNSPSC 10101701 Live salmon is a Commodity code that captures state and local procurement of live aquatic species for public programs, though recent activity under this code shows purchasing for live sunfish and trout rather than salmon. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is the primary recent buyer, soliciting live hybrid sunfish (bluegill/green sunfish hybrids, 4"–6" length) in batches of 132,257 fish annually across six regional delivery zones and statewide special events under IFB B27-422DNR-RESCO-B-54517, due November 4, 2026. Vendors must hold Illinois Aquaculture Permits or appropriate aquatic life dealer licenses, provide transportation equipment including fish hauling tanks and pump systems, guarantee maximum 2% mortality within 72 hours, and carry $1 million in both general commercial liability and auto liability insurance. The initial contract term spans two years with renewal options through ten years total, with pricing firm through BidBuy and freight costs adjustable annually per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Producer Price Index. Domestic product preference applies, requiring vendors to affirmatively declare United States manufacturing.

Activity under the code also includes Montgomery County, Pennsylvania's call for interest in operating a trout nursery facility in collaboration with the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission, posted May 11, 2026 with a June 4, 2026 response deadline, though this represents facility operations rather than live fish procurement per se. Geographic activity concentrates in Illinois and Pennsylvania, with the Illinois solicitation spanning statewide delivery across Chicago Park Lagoons, Northeast Illinois, Northwest Illinois, Central Illinois, Southern Illinois, and statewide special events. Issuing bodies include state natural resources departments and county recreation or conservation authorities. The mismatch between the code name (Live salmon) and actual recent procurements (sunfish and trout) suggests the code may be miscategorized in state and local systems or that the taxonomy does not cleanly segment freshwater aquaculture species by genus.