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 is a Commodity code covering the supply of live fish for stocking and public recreation programs run by state and local government agencies. Recent solicitations under this code reflect purchases of live fingerling and juvenile fish—particularly sunfish and trout—to support urban fishing initiatives, educational programs, and public fishing events serving disadvantaged and general populations. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources has posted a significant multi-year supply contract for hybrid sunfish; Montgomery County, Pennsylvania is seeking an operator to maintain and rear fingerling trout at a nursery facility. The work involves sourcing, transport, and delivery logistics rather than facility construction or aquaculture research, with vendors expected to hold appropriate state aquatic-life dealer licenses and carry commercial liability insurance.

Recent activity concentrates in Illinois and Pennsylvania. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources IFB for sunfish (B27-422DNR-RESCO-B-54517, due November 4, 2026) calls for 132,257 hybrid sunfish annually across six regional delivery zones, with firm pricing through BidBuy and annual freight adjustments capped by Producer Price Index; the contract runs two years with up to three renewal options, not to exceed ten years total. Montgomery County's RFI for a trout-nursery operator (Solicitation 2629, due June 4, 2026) sought a 10-year sub-lease at Stony Creek Nursery with the operator responsible for operational costs while the county funds electrical infrastructure; a pre-bid tour was available through Bonfire. The Illinois opportunity carries a domestic-product preference requiring affirmative declaration of U.S. manufacturing. Neither solicitation specified a dollar ceiling, though the Illinois contract includes a $15 administrative fee for awards of $1,000 or more.