UNSPSC 10101906: Live aphid lion or chrysoperla externa

The aphid lion or chrysoperla externa is an insect species used as a biological control agent for agriculture in tropical and warm regions of Central and South America. It is a highly adaptable predator that can be found in cold, warm and tropical climates. It can also tolerate carbamate and phosporous organic pesticides.

UNSPSC 10101906 Live aphid lion or chrysoperla externa is a Commodity code nominally describing beneficial insect products, yet recent state and local solicitations tagged under this code concern mosquito control chemical products, supplies, and equipment rather than aphid predators. The mismatch between the code's taxonomy name and actual procurement activity suggests either miscoding in the state and local procurement systems or a data-quality issue in how opportunities are being classified. Bergen County, New Jersey, the sole issuing body appearing in recent records, has posted two closely related solicitations (the original and a rebid) seeking catalog pricing for adulticides, larvicides, application equipment, and supplies from manufacturers including Clarke Mosquito Control Products, Adapco, and Valent. The work does not align with the live insect beneficial-species scope the UNSPSC code denotes.

Bergen County posted the initial opportunity (BC-BID-26-15) on February 19, 2026, with a response deadline of March 11, 2026, and then reissued it as a rebid (BCBID26151REBID) posted April 3, 2026, with a due date of April 21, 2026. Both solicitations are structured as cooperative purchasing arrangements under the New Jersey Cooperative Purchasing Alliance (System CK04) with over 270 members from more than 15 counties. Vendors must be manufacturers or authorized dealers, submit pricing as a percentage discount from published manufacturer catalogs with no minimum order quantities, and agree to fixed percentage discounts across the 24-month contract term while honoring price increases from newly published catalogs. Awarded vendors must pay Bergen County a 1% administrative fee quarterly on all cooperative purchases and maintain $1 million general liability and automobile liability insurance. The rebid signals that the initial March posting did not yield acceptable responses or that vendors declined to extend identical pricing to cooperative members; the code shows little relevant recent activity in state and local procurement when actual scope is considered separately from miscoding.