UNSPSC 10121702: Fish food pellets

UNSPSC 10121702 Fish food pellets is a Commodity code covering specialized aquafeed formulations and pellet products that state and local fish hatchery operations procure to support production of trout, salmon, catfish, and other species. State and local government buyers source multiple pellet sizes and protein formulations—from starter feeds (1.5 mm to 2.0 mm) through fingerling and adult production feeds (3.0 mm to 6.5 mm)—with specifications typically mandating protein content between 32 and 55 percent, lipid ranges of 15 to 20 percent, ash caps of 8 to 12 percent, and guaranteed nutritional potency for twelve months or longer from manufacture. The code also captures specialized products such as rotifer diet and sinking or floating formulations for marine and warmwater hatcheries. Issuing bodies include state fish and wildlife departments, state procurement offices acting as centralized purchasing vehicles for multiple hatchery facilities, and occasionally state parks or tourism entities operating coastal fisheries stations. Repeat buyers surface in the recent activity—the Illinois Department of Natural Resources has issued multiple sequential solicitations for the Little Grassy Fish Hatchery alone, while state departments in South Dakota, Kentucky, Nevada, and Texas each maintain active procurement cycles to supply their distributed hatchery networks.

Recent opportunities cluster in the upper Midwest and mid-South, with the heaviest concentration in Illinois (four separate IFBs between March and May 2026) and Kentucky (two concurrent RFBs in March 2026). South Dakota, Nevada, Texas, and Kentucky also show active procurement through IFB processes. Representative solicitations include the South Dakota Office of Procurement Management's IFB 26IFB19839 (posted June 5, 2026, due June 24, 2026) for annual trout and salmon food with detailed nutritional specs and regional preference considerations; the Illinois Department of Natural Resources' four-year catfish feed contract 26422DNRRESCOB52377 (posted May 12, 2026, due May 27, 2026) with delivery windows of five days and insurance thresholds of $1 million general liability; the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources' Master Agreement RFB 660 2600000470 (posted March 27, 2026, due April 3, 2026) for eleven line items on an as-needed basis with best-value scoring weighted toward price and delivery performance; and the Nevada State Purchasing Division's 72DOWS3745 (posted March 13, 2026, due April 10, 2026) serving four hatchery locations with tiered freight pricing and lead times under one month. Most contracts employ firm fixed-price structures with F.O.B. Destination terms, require proof of $1 million to $2 million general liability coverage, and impose payment terms within thirty to forty-five days of invoice acceptance.