UNSPSC 10101719: Live freshwater silverside fish

A variety of silverside fish found in freshwater. This species is different from the sea silverside as it does not have a protractile or expandable mouth and has a very elongated body. A closely related species from Argentina, odontesthes bonaerensis, i

UNSPSC 10101719 Live freshwater silverside fish is a Commodity code covering the supply of live fish for statewide and regional public recreational fishing programs. State and local governments actually procure live hybrid sunfish, bluegill-green sunfish hybrids, and fingerling trout under this code to support urban fishing initiatives, special-events fishing derbies, and public aquaculture facilities. Issuing bodies include state natural resource departments and county conservation authorities operating fishing programs for the general public and special populations including disadvantaged children and disabled citizens. The work involves delivering live fish in bulk batches, maintaining strict mortality guarantees during transport, and supplying specialized equipment such as fish hauling tanks and release chutes. Vendors must hold appropriate state aquaculture or aquatic life dealer licenses and maintain commercial liability insurance naming the issuing jurisdiction as additional insured.

Illinois and Pennsylvania show recent activity under the code. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources posted an IFB on October 14, 2026, for 132,257 hybrid sunfish annually across six regional and statewide delivery zones to support the Statewide Urban Fishing Program, with bids due November 4, 2026; the contract runs two years with renewal options extending up to ten years total, with domestic product preference and a maximum 2% fish mortality guarantee within 72 hours. Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, solicited responses on May 11, 2026, with a June 4, 2026 deadline, for a ten-year sub-lease to operate a trout nursery facility rearing fingerling trout for public fishing events and disadvantaged populations, with an onsite pre-bid conference available at the facility.