UNSPSC 10101728: Live cascafe fish

A tropical zone freshwater fish found in the trans-andean river basins of Peru and Ecuador. Scientific name is brycon atrocaudatus. Family is characidae. Genus is brycon.

UNSPSC 10101728 Live cascade fish, a Commodity code, covers the supply of live fish species to state and local government agencies for public health, wildlife management, and recreational purposes. Recent solicitations reveal two distinct procurement streams: live mosquitofish (Gambusia holbrooki) supplied to county mosquito-control divisions for residential distribution to support disease-vector management, and fingerling trout reared and maintained at nursery facilities operated under sub-lease arrangements to support public fishing access for disadvantaged populations and special recreational events. The issuing bodies are county-level purchasing departments and regional natural-resources or public-health authorities, with no school districts, transit authorities, or state departments appearing in recent activity. Suppliers range from specialized aquaculture operators to non-profit and public entities capable of facility management and fish husbandry.

Recent activity clusters in the Southeast and mid-Atlantic regions. Hillsborough County, Florida issued a competitive sealed bid (ITB 26-00227) in April 2026 for a three-year mosquitofish supply contract with an estimated value of $169,440.00, requiring delivery of live fish in multiple size grades within two weeks of purchase-order issuance and compliance with rigorous insurance, E-Verify, and drug-free-workplace requirements; the bid deadline was May 7, 2026. Montgomery County, Pennsylvania solicited sub-lease interest in May 2026 (solicitation 2629) for a 10-year trout nursery operation at a county farm site, with responses due June 4, 2026 and evaluation based on operator experience, past performance, and price. No statewide or multi-state cooperative purchasing vehicles appear in the recent record. Hillsborough County's three-year contract structure and explicit estimated value signal an active, recurring commodity market; Montgomery County's longer-term facility-operation model represents a smaller but distinct procurement pathway for operators with nursery management expertise.