UNSPSC 10101724: Live blochs catfish

A tropical freshwater fish found in the basins of the Amazon and Orinoco rivers. Scientific names include pimelodus blochi, valenciennes, pimelodus clarias, bloch, pseudorhamdia macronema, bleeker, pseudorhamdia piscatrix, cope, glanis clarias bloch. Fam

UNSPSC 10101724 Live blochs catfish is a Commodity code that covers the supply of live fish for stocking and public fishing programs operated by state and local agencies. In practice, state and local governments under this code are procuring live sunfish and trout for urban fishing initiatives, recreational stocking, and special events targeting public access to fishing opportunities. The solicitations show a mix of service and supply work: Illinois is seeking live hybrid sunfish for annual stocking across multiple regional programs, while Pennsylvania is seeking an operator to manage an existing trout nursery facility that rears fingerling trout for public fishing derbies and disadvantaged populations. Issuing bodies include state natural resources departments and county recreation or conservation authorities, each managing programs that combine aquaculture or fishery operations with public participation and community access.

Recent activity appears concentrated in the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources posted IFB B27-422DNR-RESCO-B-54517 on October 14, 2026, requesting 132,257 live hybrid sunfish (4"–6" length) for annual delivery across six regional delivery zones under the Statewide Urban Fishing Program, with bids due November 4, 2026; the contract includes a two-year initial term with renewal options extending up to ten years total, domestic product preference, and firm pricing with annual freight adjustments capped to the Producer Price Index. Montgomery County, Pennsylvania issued a solicitation (2629) on May 11, 2026, seeking a sub-lessee to operate a 10-year trout nursery facility at 57 Upper Farm Road, Norristown, Pennsylvania, with responses due June 4, 2026; the scope encompasses rearing fingerling trout for fishing derbies and public access, and the County committed to funding capital electrical infrastructure while the operator covers operating costs. The Illinois opportunity shows the volume and geographic complexity of stocking programs; the Pennsylvania opportunity reflects the operator and facility-management side of state-level fishery initiatives.