UNSPSC 10121502: Feed oats

UNSPSC 10121502 Feed oats, a Commodity code, captures animal feed products and hay supplied to state and local government animal care operations, including county shelters, municipal horse facilities, and specialized animal-care divisions. The work solicited under this code spans routine feed and hay procurement for ongoing animal husbandry, with suppliers delivering products on fixed schedules or on-demand to support daily operations. State and local issuing bodies include county animal services divisions, municipal parks and recreation departments operating equine facilities, and municipal animal care and control agencies. Counties and cities are the primary buyers; school districts and transit authorities do not appear in recent activity.

Recent solicitations show activity concentrated in Georgia and North Carolina, with scattered activity elsewhere. Solano County (California) issued IFB 325-0910-25 in September 2024 for animal feed products supporting the Animal Care Services Division, with electronic bid submission through the OpenGov E-Procurement Platform and a response deadline of September 26, 2024. DeKalb County (Georgia) solicited ITB 2026-085-ITB for feed, hay, and shavings for Little Creek Horse Farm under a three-year contract with two one-year options, with bids due July 23, 2026 and same-day delivery required. The City of Conyers (Georgia) issued an RFP for equine waste removal and feed and shavings sales at the Georgia International Horse Park, with a mandatory pre-proposal meeting on August 3, 2026 and proposals due August 27, 2026 under a ten-year initial term commencing January 1, 2027. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Animal Care & Control (North Carolina) solicited competitively for a Shelter Food Supply Program serving two facilities and approximately 12,000 animals annually, with proposals due June 24, 2026. Standard requirements across opportunities include F.O.B. destination delivery, vendor responsibility for packaging and rejected-goods handling, commercial general liability and workers' compensation insurance, and compliance with applicable hazardous-materials regulations.