UNSPSC 10101713: Live mauri fish

A type of catfish native to Lake Titicaca in the Bolivian highlands. Scientific name is trichomycterus dispar. Family is trichomycteridae. Genus is trichomycterus. Other common names include mauri, mari and huita.

UNSPSC 10101713 Live mauri fish is a Commodity code covering live aquatic species procurement, but recent state and local opportunities under this code center on live freshwater game fish — specifically hybrid sunfish and trout fingerlings — for public fishing programs and recreational access initiatives. Illinois Department of Natural Resources and Montgomery County, Pennsylvania are the primary issuing bodies visible in current activity, both procuring live fish to stock public waters for community fishing opportunities, including programs targeting disadvantaged children and urban populations. The Illinois solicitation (IFB B27-422DNR-RESCO-B-54517) requests 132,257 hybrid sunfish annually across six regional delivery categories for the Statewide Urban Fishing Program, with vendors required to hold Illinois aquaculture or dealer licensing, provide live-haul transportation equipment, guarantee 98% fish survival within 72 hours, and carry $1 million liability coverage; the contract spans two years with up to three renewal options. Montgomery County's opportunity (sub-lease for trout nursery operation at Stony Creek Nursery, Norristown) seeks an operator to rear fingerling trout for fishing derbies and public special events, evaluating price, experience, and past performance from insured for-profit, non-profit, or public entities.

Recent activity concentrates in Illinois and Pennsylvania, with the Illinois opportunity dominating in volume and recurring contract structure (multi-year with annual renewals). The Illinois IFB, due November 4, 2026, uses domestic product preference and awards by lowest responsive bid per delivery location; vendor questions close five days before bid opening, and successful bidders must remain firm for 180 days. Montgomery County's sub-lease solicitation (due June 4, 2026, now past deadline based on the current date of October 20, 2026) offered a letter-of-interest pathway with onsite pre-bid facility tours through Bonfire and no specified budget or set-asides. Neither opportunity explicitly references the UNSPSC code's nominal "mauri fish" scope — both solicit domestic freshwater species for public recreational and conservation programs rather than specialty ornamental or imported aquatic stock, suggesting the code captures a broader and more practically focused fish-procurement category in state and local practice than its literal name implies.