UNSPSC 70101506: Whaling

UNSPSC 70101506 Whaling, a Commodity code, does not align with recent state and local procurement activity. The three recent opportunities posted under this code—a bait-supply contract for a marina, nearshore rockfish survey vessel services, and estuary gillnet fishing for white sturgeon research—involve commercial fishing support, marine research operations, and fish-capture activities for biological monitoring, none of which fall within whaling scope. The code appears to be a taxonomy mismatch in the source material rather than a reflection of actual state and local demand for whaling-related procurement.

Two of the three opportunities originate from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife: an RFP for approximately 400 hours of ocean-going vessel and crew services (40+ feet, USCG-equipped, with master and two deckhands) to support nearshore rockfish research in Oregon waters from California to Washington, due March 17, 2026, with contract term from April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2027 plus four one-year renewal options; and an RFP for up to four gillnet fishing vessels to conduct white sturgeon population research in the lower Columbia River estuary below Wauna power lines during May through June 2026, due February 26, 2026, with per-day pricing for 15–20 estimated fishing days. The third opportunity is a multi-year bait-supply RFP from Glynn County, Georgia's Board of Commissioners for Blythe Island Regional Park Marina, due July 1, 2026. Oregon ODFW encourages small-business participation through COBID certification (disadvantaged, minority-owned, woman-owned, service-disabled veteran-owned, and emerging small business). Because the code shows no genuine whaling activity and the recent opportunities are unrelated to the code's nominal scope, state and local procurement under UNSPSC 70101506 does not present a meaningful opportunity category.