UNSPSC 70101504: Deep sea fishing operations

UNSPSC 70101504 Deep sea fishing operations is a Commodity code that in recent state and local solicitations encompasses vessel charter and crew services for specialized fishery research and support operations rather than commercial deep-sea harvest. State and local governments buying under this code contract for research-grade vessels equipped with qualified masters and crews to conduct nearshore and offshore scientific surveys—including tag-and-release studies, underwater video transects, drop camera deployments, and gillnet test fishing for population monitoring. The issuing bodies are state fish and wildlife departments and county park boards. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has posted multiple research vessel charters since late January 2026, while Glynn County, Georgia is procuring bait supply services for a regional park marina. The scope spans everything from vessel and crew mobilization meeting U.S. Coast Guard safety standards to provision of specialized fishing equipment such as hydraulic gillnet reels, PIT tagging supplies, and scientific monitoring instrumentation.

Recent activity concentrates in Oregon and Georgia. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife issued an RFP on February 24, 2026 for an ocean-going vessel with crew (larger than 40 feet, qualified master, two deckhands, accommodations for eight scientific personnel) to support approximately 400 hours of nearshore and offshore groundfish research throughout Oregon waters from California to Washington, with proposals due March 17, 2026 and contract term April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2027 plus four optional one-year renewals; the same agency posted a second RFP on January 30, 2026 for up to four gillnet fishing vessels with experienced operators to conduct white sturgeon test fishing in the lower Columbia River estuary from mid-May through June 30, 2026, with proposals due February 26, 2026. Glynn County, Georgia posted an RFP on May 26, 2026 for a bait provider at Blythe Island Regional Park Marina under a multi-year contract, with proposals due July 1, 2026 via the County's eProcurement Portal and a non-mandatory pre-proposal conference scheduled for June 2, 2026. Both Oregon solicitations encourage participation from Oregon-certified small, disadvantaged, minority-owned, woman-owned, and service-disabled veteran-owned businesses through the Oregon Certification Office for Business Inclusion and Diversity.