UNSPSC 11131600: Other animal products

UNSPSC 11131600 Other animal products is a Class code encompassing feed, hay, bedding, and supplies for companion animals and livestock that state and local governments procure for animal care facilities, equestrian centers, and public health operations. State and local buyers under this code include county public health departments, county animal care operations, city parks and recreation departments managing equestrian facilities, and state university divisions. Recent solicitations show a mix of issuing bodies: Harris County Public Health Services Office, DeKalb County, Orange County Community Resources/OC Animal Care, the City of Scottsdale, and Texas A&M University Division of Finance. Work being solicited ranges from pet clinic supplies to equine bedding, feed for livestock and poultry, and comprehensive animal feed and supplies for municipal shelters and educational institutions. Contracts typically include strict product specifications (softwood shavings composition, moisture content, flake sizing, bag specifications), delivery requirements (next-day or same-day on-demand delivery in some cases), quality assurance protocols including random testing, and firm-fixed or usage-based pricing structures with annual terms and optional one-year renewal periods.

Geographic activity spans Texas (DeKalb County near Atlanta, Harris County Houston, Texas A&M University), California (Orange County), and Arizona (City of Scottsdale). Recent representative opportunities include Orange County Community Resources/OC Animal Care's IFB 012-2620904-LR for animal feed and supplies (cat food, reptile bedding, hay, pellets for small animals, miscellaneous pet care supplies) with a questions deadline of April 16, 2024, and bid deadline of April 30, 2024, featuring local small business and disabled veteran business enterprise preferences; DeKalb County ITB 2026-085-ITB for feed, hay, and shavings at Little Creek Horse Farm with delivery due July 23, 2026, requiring one-calendar-day delivery; the City of Scottsdale IFB 26IFB052 for packaged wood shavings (estimated 280,000 cubic feet annually) for resale at WestWorld Equestrian Center with bids due March 27, 2026; and Harris County Public Health Services Office ITB 260161 for pet clinic supplies with bids due July 27, 2026.