UNSPSC 10101703: Live tilapia

UNSPSC 10101703 Live tilapia is a Commodity code covering the supply of live fish species for operational, educational, or public-health applications. State and local governments procure under this code primarily for wildlife management, mosquito control, and recreational fishing programs. Recent solicitations show demand for live mosquitofish (Gambusia holbrooki) for residential mosquito control distribution and trout fingerlings for public fishing opportunities, with fish delivered live in oxygenated water and distributed to residents or released during special events such as fishing derbies. Issuing bodies include county boards of commissioners and county conservation departments collaborating with state wildlife agencies. Montgomery County, Pennsylvania and Hillsborough County, Florida represent the geographic reach of recent activity.

Hillsborough County, Florida issued an ITB (Invitation to Bid) on April 21, 2026 with a response deadline of May 7, 2026 for a three-year supply contract delivering live mosquitofish in three size categories to the Public Works Department's Mosquito Control Division at an estimated value of $169,440 across the contract term. Montgomery County, Pennsylvania posted a letter-of-interest solicitation on May 11, 2026 with a June 4, 2026 deadline seeking an insured for-profit, non-profit, or public entity to sub-lease and operate a trout nursery facility for ten years in collaboration with the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission, rearing fingerling trout for public fishing derbies and disadvantaged populations. Both opportunities require bidders to meet insurance, compliance, and operational standards specific to fish handling and delivery. No set-aside designations for disadvantaged business enterprises are identified in the solicitations.