UNSPSC 10101714: Live maparate fish

A type of catfish native to the Amazon. Scientific name is hypophthalmus marginatus. Family is pimelodidae. Genus is hypopthalmus. Its habitat is the lenitic and lotic environments of the Amazon, Orinoco, French Guyana and Suriname.

UNSPSC 10101714 Live separate fish, a Commodity code, covers the supply of live fish species to state and local government agencies for mosquito control, conservation, and public recreation programs. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers purchasing live mosquitofish (Gambusia holbrooki) in multiple size grades for residential mosquito-control distribution and fingerling trout for fish nursery operations and public fishing events. The issuing bodies include county governments and county collaboration with state conservation agencies. Work scope includes delivering live fish in oxygenated, medicated water bags within specified timelines; maintaining and operating trout nursery facilities for fingerling production; and meeting strict specifications for fish size, quantity, and transport conditions.

Activity under this code concentrates in Pennsylvania and Florida, with recent opportunities in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (seeking a trout nursery operator through a 10-year sub-lease RFP with a June 4, 2026 deadline) and Hillsborough County, Florida (conducting a competitive sealed bid ITB-26-00227 for Gambusia holbrooki mosquitofish delivery with a May 7, 2026 deadline and estimated three-year contract value of $169,440). Hillsborough County's solicitation specifies medium, large, and field-run size grades with approximately 200 to 500 fish per oxygenated bag and two-week delivery windows. Qualified contractors must meet E-Verify requirements, maintain insurance coverage with A.M. Best ratings of A- Class 7 or better, and comply with Florida's Drug-Free Workplace statute. Montgomery County's nursery sub-lease is open to insured for-profit, non-profit, and public entities with no identified set-asides, and includes an on-site pre-bid conference for facility tours.