UNSPSC 10101803: Live mussels

UNSPSC 10101803 Live mussels is a Commodity code that in recent state and local procurement activity encompasses the supply of live aquatic organisms — primarily sunfish and trout fingerlings — for public fishing programs, habitat restoration, and community recreation initiatives. State and local governments buy under this code to stock public waters and support urban fishing opportunities, youth education, and special events such as fishing derbies. The issuing bodies include state departments of natural resources, county conservation agencies, and local park authorities. The work involves live-organism procurement with strict performance requirements: vendors must guarantee survival rates (typically maximum 2% mortality within 72 hours), provide specialized transportation equipment such as fish hauling tanks and pump systems, obtain appropriate state aquaculture or dealer licenses, carry commercial liability and auto liability insurance, and execute multi-year contracts with renewal options.

Recent activity centers in Illinois and Pennsylvania. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources issued IFB B27-422DNR-RESCO-B-54517 (response due November 4, 2026) for 132,257 hybrid sunfish annually across six regional and statewide special-events categories to support the Statewide Urban Fishing Program, with domestic product preference and firm pricing through BidBuy subject to annual freight adjustment. Montgomery County, Pennsylvania issued an Announcement & Interest (A&I) for Fish Nursery Operator (response due June 4, 2026) seeking a for-profit, non-profit, or public entity to sub-lease and operate a trout nursery facility in collaboration with the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission, rearing fingerling trout for disadvantaged children, disabled citizens, and public fishing derbies at a fixed-fee rate or cost-recovery model not specified in the solicitation. Opportunities under this code remain limited and regionally dispersed; recent postings do not suggest broad-scale procurement momentum across state and local jurisdictions.