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. State and local governments buy live fish under this code for public health, recreational, and educational purposes—specifically mosquitofish for mosquito control and trout for recreational fishing and youth outreach. The issuing bodies are county governments and collaborative partnerships with state fish and wildlife agencies. Work ranges from contracted supply of live fish in specified sizes and quantities to facility leases and operations of fish nurseries. The Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners procures live mosquitofish (Gambusia holbrooki) in multiple size grades for distribution to county residents as a biological mosquito control measure, while Montgomery County partners with the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission to sub-lease and operate a trout fingerling nursery that serves disadvantaged children and the general public during fishing events.

Recent activity appears concentrated in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast. Montgomery County, Pennsylvania issued an RFI (letter of interest solicitation) for a 10-year fish nursery sub-lease with a June 4, 2026 response deadline; the facility at 57 Upper Farm Road, Norristown encompasses six pool raceways and associated infrastructure. Hillsborough County, Florida conducted an ITB (Solicitation ITB2600227) for Gambusia holbrooki mosquitofish supply with a May 7, 2026 deadline and an estimated three-year contract value of $169,440.00; delivery within two weeks of purchase order issuance was required, with early morning Saturday or pickup-on-notice options. No other recent opportunities under this code are present in the source. County purchasing departments appear to be the primary issuing bodies, though state fish and wildlife agencies (Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission, Florida Department of Environmental Protection) may co-procure or fund related work.