UNSPSC 10101718: Live frigate tuna fish or melva fish

A small type of tuna fish that lives in tropical and sub-tropical waters. Scientific name is auxis thazard. Family is Scombridae. Genus is Auxis. Other common names are botellita, barrileto negro, cabana negra, barrilete negro.

UNSPSC 10101718 Live frigate tuna fish or melva fish, a Commodity code, sees minimal recent state and local procurement activity that matches its nominal scope. The three most recent opportunities posted under this code include a relocation notice for Williamson County Purchasing Department (which contains no procurement), a trout nursery operator sub-lease solicitation from Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, and a Gambusia holbrooki mosquitofish supply contract from Hillsborough County, Florida. Only the Hillsborough County opportunity directly involves live fish procurement; the others represent unrelated government activity tagged to the code in error or by misclassification. When live fish supply does appear in state and local purchasing, the work involves small live stock for public-benefit purposes — mosquito control distribution to county residents or trout rearing for fishing opportunities for disadvantaged populations and special events.

The issuing bodies active under or near this code span county governments with public-health and natural-resource missions. Hillsborough County, Florida posted ITB 26-00227 on April 21, 2026, seeking Gambusia holbrooki mosquitofish in three size grades (medium, large, and field run) for delivery within two weeks, with an estimated three-year contract value of $169,440.00 and a May 7, 2026 response deadline. Montgomery County, Pennsylvania posted a 10-year trout nursery sub-lease opportunity (Solicitation 2629) on May 11, 2026, with a June 4, 2026 deadline, seeking experienced operators to rear fingerling trout at a facility in Norristown. Geographic activity centers on Florida and Pennsylvania, with no indication of broader or national demand under this code classification. The code shows little market signal; state and local governments appear to acquire live fish through specialized procurement channels when need arises, not through routine standing contracts.