UNSPSC 10121703: Fish food flakes

UNSPSC 10121703 Fish food flakes is a Commodity code encompassing pelleted and extruded fish feed formulations supplied to state and local aquaculture and fish-hatchery operations. Recent solicitations show state natural resources and fisheries agencies buying specialized feed products tailored to specific species and life stages—extruded trout feed, custom catfish diets, and multi-size pellet assortments for hatchery operations. The issuing bodies are state departments of natural resources, state universities conducting agricultural research, and state procurement offices on behalf of fish hatcheries; all have posted opportunities in the past four months. Work involves supply of finished feed products meeting detailed nutritional specifications (protein, lipid, ash, fiber, moisture, phosphorous levels), physical performance standards (pellet size, sinking/flotation rates), and additive requirements (probiotics, immunostimulants, astaxanthin), with delivery to designated hatchery locations on fixed or as-needed schedules and multi-year contract terms typical.

Georgia Department of Natural Resources posted RFQ 46200ERFQ0019742027 for extruded trout feed with responses due October 8, 2026. South Dakota Office of Procurement Management issued IFB 26IFB19839 for annual trout and salmon food in three pellet sizes with detailed nutritional and flotation specifications, bids due June 24, 2026. Illinois Department of Natural Resources solicited bids via IFB ORC52377 for a four-year catfish feed contract for the Little Grassy Fish Hatchery in Makanda, with a May 27, 2026 deadline. Mississippi State University pursued a sole-source purchase of experimental catfish diets from Fish Belt Feeds, Inc. in Moorhead under solicitation 9250-27-R-RFIN-00011 for approximately $127,500 covering roughly 300 tons of feed. Recent activity spans the Southeast (Georgia, Mississippi, Illinois) and Mountain West (South Dakota), with state fisheries departments and land-grant universities as repeat buyers. Contracts typically require vendor insurance (general commercial liability $1,000,000 minimum, workers compensation), compliance with state procurement preferences where applicable, and firm pricing for multi-year terms.