UNSPSC 10101732: Live tambaqui

Known scientifically as Colossoma macropomum, this fish is native to the Amazon and Orinoco river basins in South America. It matures rapidly and can be raised on fish farms. Reproduction on farms is artificially performed with hormonal injection. The flesh is firm and tasty, and the Colombian and Brasilian markets demand it a lot. It is important to mention that its reproduction cycle is really fast. It reaches commercial size within three to four months and weighs 300 to 350 grams.

UNSPSC 10101732 Live Tambaqui, a Commodity code, nominally designates live tambaqui fish for procurement; however, the recent state and local opportunities in the code record show virtually no relevant activity aligned with that scope. The single opportunity explicitly tagged to this code—a Montgomery County, Pennsylvania sub-lease for fish nursery operation (Solicitation 2629, posted May 11, 2026)—involves rearing fingerling trout for public fishing access, not tambaqui procurement or supply. The remaining recent postings under the code are unrelated: a Williamson County, Texas relocation notice (not a procurement), a Hillsborough County, Florida ITB for gambusia holbrooki mosquitofish for mosquito control distribution (a different species and end use), and a City of Frisco, Texas RFP for commercial recycling collection and processing (entirely outside the aquatic-products scope). The code shows minimal meaningful state and local procurement activity aligned with its nominal tambaqui designation.

Geographic coverage across the sparse recent record spans Texas, Florida, and Pennsylvania, with no concentration in any region or jurisdiction that would signal active demand under this commodity code. Because the posted opportunities are dominated by unrelated commodities and administrative notices, business development professionals should treat this code as dormant for state and local procurement purposes and monitor alternative codes if live fish supply—whether aquaculture species, baitfish, or ecosystem-management stock—represents a target market.