UNSPSC 60103911: Live vertebrates

UNSPSC 60103911 Live vertebrates is a Commodity code under which state and local governments procure live fish for aquaculture, stocking, and public recreation programs. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources' October 2026 IFB for 132,257 hybrid sunfish (4"–6" length) annually illustrates the scope: live fingerling and juvenile fish delivered in batches to support urban fishing initiatives, with vendors bearing transportation, equipment, and labor costs, guaranteeing maximum 2% mortality within 72 hours, and maintaining state-required aquaculture or dealer licenses. State natural-resources departments and county parks or conservation agencies are the primary issuing bodies under this code, typically seeking multi-year contracts for recurring stocking needs tied to public fishing access, youth programs, and special events.

Illinois is the most active recent jurisdiction, with the sunfish IFB due November 4, 2026 and offering a two-year initial term with renewal options extending to ten years; the contract requires domestic-product preference with affirmative U.S. manufacturing declaration. Montgomery County, Pennsylvania posted a related but distinct opportunity in May 2026 (IFB 2629, due June 4, 2026) soliciting a 10-year sub-lease operator for a trout nursery facility to rear fingerling trout for fishing derbies and public access programs, though that engagement centers on facility operation rather than live-fish procurement per se. Geographic activity is concentrated in the Upper Midwest and Mid-Atlantic, with Illinois and Pennsylvania showing the most recent solicitation volume. The Illinois IFB imposes firm pricing through the contract year with allowable freight adjustments thereafter per Producer Price Index, and requires $1 million general and auto liability coverage with the state as additional insured; bid responses remain firm for 180 days.