UNSPSC 10131603: Animal carrying cases

UNSPSC 10131603 Animal carrying cases is a Commodity code that covers the supply of pet and animal transport containers, including cardboard carriers and specialized animal-containment vehicles used by state and local animal-care agencies. State and local procurement under this code centers on recurring supplies of flat-packed cardboard pet carriers for shelters and animal-welfare operations, as well as purpose-built animal control and transport vehicles equipped with temperature-controlled containment systems. Issuing bodies include county boards of commissioners and county animal-care divisions that procure carriers and vehicles to support shelter intake, transport, and field operations. Recent solicitations show both consumable-supply and capital-equipment procurement pathways: county animal services divisions bid on standardized cardboard carriers as routine supplies, while animal-control departments procure specialized transport vans built to specification.

Geographic activity centers in Florida and California. Hillsborough County in Florida has solicited twice recently — an ITQ for cardboard pet carriers with an estimated two-year value of $43,200.00 (due July 2, 2026) and an ITB for three animal control vans with an estimated contract value of $270,000.00 (due August 18, 2026). Solano County in California issued an IFB for animal feed products under UNSPSC 10131603 (due September 26, 2024), though the feed-product scope sits outside the nominal animal-carrying-cases frame and reflects either a tagging error or a broader category interpretation by that county. Both Hillsborough County solicitations specify electronic submission through proprietary e-procurement platforms (Euna Procurement for the county; OpenGov for Solano). The Hillsborough County cardboard-carrier contract is available to Governmental Purchasing Council members, including the City of Tampa, City of Plant City, and Hillsborough County School Board, under cooperative purchasing terms.