UNSPSC 10121703: Fish food flakes

UNSPSC 10121703 Fish food flakes (Commodity) covers pelleted and extruded aquafeed products that state fish hatcheries procure for warm-water and cold-water species production. Recent solicitations show state agencies buying specialized formulations across multiple pellet sizes and protein tiers—starter feeds ranging from 0.3mm to 2.0mm, fingerling and grower feeds at 3.0–6.5mm, and adult production pellets, with crude protein content spanning 32 to 55 percent depending on species and life stage, plus nutritional guarantees covering lipid, fiber, phosphorus, and ash specifications with flotation and sinking characteristics tailored to species behavior. State fish and wildlife departments and analogous natural resources agencies drive demand; the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, Nevada Department of Wildlife, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, and South Dakota Office of Procurement Management have all posted solicitations under this code in the past four months. Orders typically flow through IFBs and RFBs with firm fixed-price contracts awarded to lowest responsive and responsible bidders; quantities are estimated on an as-needed basis with three to four annual shipments and delivery windows of five to thirty days post-order.

Geographic activity concentrates in the South, Midwest, and West. Illinois has posted four separate four-year contract solicitations for catfish feed at Little Grassy Fish Hatchery (most recent IFB 26422DNRRESCOB52377, due May 27, 2026), while Kentucky issued overlapping master-agreement RFBs for eleven feed-product line items across multiple hatcheries (RFB 66026000004702, due April 3, 2026, and RFB 66026000004701, due March 30, 2026). South Dakota's Office of Procurement Management solicited trout and salmon food under IFB 26IFB19839 (due June 24, 2026) with detailed protein, lipid, and sinking-rate specifications. Nevada requested hatchery feeds for four locations (Boulder City, Yerington, Ruby Valley, Baker) under solicitation 72DOWS3745 (due April 10, 2026), and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department issued dual IFBs for specialized rotifer diet (IFB 304T-26-325M3.3, due March 3, 2026, and IFB 802-26-72208, due January 27, 2026). Contracts typically span one to four years with renewal options, require $1–2 million commercial general liability insurance, mandate F.O.B. destination delivery, and incorporate state-level resident or in-state manufacturing preferences where price and quality are substantially equal.