UNSPSC 10101704: Live carp

UNSPSC 10101704 Live carp (Commodity) covers the supply of live aquatic species — predominantly sunfish and trout fingerlings — to state and local jurisdictions for public fishing access and aquaculture operations. Recent solicitations show state and local agencies purchasing live fish for urban fishing programs, special-events fishing derbies, and facility-based nursery operations that serve recreational and educational purposes. The work encompasses full-service delivery, including transportation in specialized hauling equipment, live-fish mortality guarantees, and compliance with state aquaculture licensing or dealer permits. Issuing bodies span state natural-resources departments and county park or conservation authorities; the activity is driven by public-recreation mandates rather than commercial aquaculture. Illinois Department of Natural Resources and Montgomery County, Pennsylvania are the recent named buyers.

The code shows recent activity concentrated in Illinois and Pennsylvania. Illinois Department of Natural Resources issued IFB B27-422DNR-RESCO-B-54517 on October 14, 2026, requesting 132,257 hybrid sunfish (bluegill/green hybrids, 4"–6" length) for the Statewide Urban Fishing Program, with bids due November 4, 2026; the contract spans two years with renewal options extending to ten years total, and includes domestic-product preference and $1 million commercial-liability insurance requirements. Montgomery County, Pennsylvania solicited a ten-year sub-lease operator for its Stony Creek trout-nursery facility on May 11, 2026, with responses due June 4, 2026; the scope includes rearing fingerling trout for disadvantaged children, disabled citizens, and public fishing events, and requires the operator to absorb all operational costs while the County funds electrical capital work. Neither opportunity names a contract value. The code shows sparse recent activity overall; most recent postings are not procurement opportunities or do not involve live-fish procurement.