UNSPSC 10102016: Live caracals

The caracal is a medium-sized wild cat that lives in Africa, the Middle East, Persia and the Indian subcontinent. It reaches 40-50 centimetres at the shoulder, and weighs 8-18 kilograms. The coat is uniformly reddish tan or sandy, while the ventral parts are lighter with small reddish markings. The caracal is characterised by a robust build, long legs, a short face, long tufted ears, and long canine teeth

UNSPSC 10102016 Live caracals, a Commodity code, has minimal recent state and local procurement activity. The single active opportunity in the source record—Educational Service Center Region 4 (ESC 4) in Texas soliciting a master order cooperative purchasing contract for live laboratory animals and related products—indicates that when this code does appear in state and local notices, it typically reflects educational institutions' procurement of live animals for instructional laboratory settings rather than caracals specifically. The scope covers live animals and associated supplies and materials used in school-based educational laboratory environments, with pricing negotiated as discounts from list prices and individual purchases made by participating districts according to their budgets and instructional needs. Eligible purchasers under the ESC 4 contract include public school districts, charter schools, and educational service centers, with vendors required to comply with animal welfare requirements and educational standards governing laboratory animal use in instructional contexts.

Texas is the only state with documented recent activity under this code. Educational Service Center Region 4 posted ITB TAMUITB265094 on August 17, 2026, with proposals due August 31, 2026, seeking vendors for a master order contract providing live laboratory animals and related products at negotiated discounts to Texas public school districts and educational service centers. The code shows limited procurement velocity and narrow geographic and issuing-body concentration; no other states, counties, cities, or transit authorities appear in the recent-opportunities record for this commodity.