UNSPSC 10101708: Live sardine fish

Member of clupeidae family. Genus is sardine. It is a small oily fish that lives in large schools in coastal waters.

UNSPSC 10101708 Live sardine fish is a Commodity code that actually covers live fish procurement for disease control, wildlife management, and public recreation — not sardine sourcing. The recent solicitations under this code show state and local governments buying live mosquitofish (Gambusia holbrooki) and fingerling trout for operational programs rather than food or bait. Hillsborough County, Florida solicited live mosquitofish delivery for residential mosquito control distribution through a three-year ITB, specifying three size categories (medium, large, and field run) delivered alive in oxygenated, medicated water within two weeks of purchase order issuance. Montgomery County, Pennsylvania is seeking a sub-lessee to operate a trout nursery facility under a ten-year agreement, with the primary mission of rearing fingerling trout for public fishing events and outreach to disadvantaged and disabled populations. Both solicitations require insured contractors and represent operational, not commodity-trading, activity. The issuing bodies include county departments with public works and conservation mandates rather than food-service or agricultural agencies.

Activity under this code is sparse and geographically scattered. The two substantive recent opportunities appear in Florida (Hillsborough County, ITB posted April 21, 2026, due May 7, 2026; estimated three-year contract value $169,440.00) and Pennsylvania (Montgomery County, letter-of-interest format posted May 11, 2026, due June 4, 2026). A third posting by Williamson County, Texas on July 14, 2026 was a relocation notice with no procurement scope. The code shows little activity relative to its nominal sardine-fish scope, and the live-fish procurement that does occur is driven by public health and recreation missions rather than bulk food or bait markets. Evaluate fit based on capability to supply live fish on tight delivery timelines in food-grade condition, not traditional sardine sourcing.