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 cascafe fish, a Commodity code, covers the procurement of live fish species for state and local government programs, primarily public fishing initiatives and habitat management. Recent solicitations show state and local agencies buying live hybrid sunfish in substantial volumes—the Illinois Department of Natural Resources issued an invitation for bid (IFB) for 132,257 hybrid sunfish annually to support urban fishing programs across six regions of Illinois, with strict specifications on fish size (4"-6"), mortality guarantees (maximum 2% within 72 hours), and delivery logistics including vendor-supplied hauling equipment. Vendors must hold appropriate state aquaculture or dealer licenses and carry $1 million each of Commercial Liability and Auto Liability insurance. The code also captures procurement by state conservation and natural resources agencies for facility operations: Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, in collaboration with the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission, is seeking an operator to run a trout nursery on a ten-year sub-lease, with the facility tasked with rearing fingerling trout for public fishing derbies and special events for disadvantaged youth and disabled citizens. Issuing bodies consist primarily of state departments of natural resources, county conservation authorities, and special-purpose collaborations with state fish and game commissions, typically framing purchases around public access, educational, and equity-focused fishing programs.

Recent activity concentrates in Illinois and Pennsylvania. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources IFB (Solicitation 27422DNRRESCOB54517) for hybrid sunfish closed November 4, 2026, and reflects the code's primary market signal—volume procurement of live fish for statewide urban programming with multi-year contract terms (two years initial plus up to three renewals, not to exceed ten years), firm pricing through BidBuy with annual freight adjustments permitted, and domestic product preference requirements. Montgomery County's sub-lease solicitation (Solicitation 2629, closed June 4, 2026) demonstrates secondary but distinct activity in trout nursery operations, with evaluation criteria centered on operator experience, past performance, and price rather than commodity procurement. The code shows limited but operationally significant activity; the Illinois opportunity alone represents a large annual volume commitment with structured logistics and insurance requirements, signaling stable demand for vendors capable of sourcing, transporting, and guaranteeing live fish survival under state specification.