UNSPSC 70101600: Fisheries oversight

UNSPSC 70101600 Fisheries oversight is a Class code encompassing fish identification, species monitoring, and laboratory verification services that state and local governments procure to support environmental quality monitoring, hydroelectric project operations, and fisheries research. The code captures work ranging from field-based juvenile fish condition monitoring at hydroelectric facilities to museum-quality voucher specimen identification for invasive species and difficult-to-discern native species. State and local issuing bodies include environmental quality departments, water utilities, utility districts, county conservation agencies, and special-purpose districts managing waterways and fisheries programs. The scale of engagement varies from multi-year specialized advisory contracts with single expert vendors to competitive solicitations for recurring field monitoring services.

Recent activity clusters in the Pacific Northwest and upper Midwest, with the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality and Northern Wasco County People's Utility District (Washington) posting high-stakes monitoring and identification contracts. The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality approved sole-source authorization for Dr. Donald Zaroban to provide fish identification and vouchering services for the Beneficial Use Reconnaissance Program under a five-year contract valued at $50,000, with a challenge-filing deadline of October 21, 2026. Northern Wasco County People's Utility District issued RFP #2026007 for juvenile fish monitoring services at the North Fishway Hydroelectric Project on the Columbia River, with proposals due October 29, 2026 and contract performance spanning January 1, 2027 through December 31, 2029 plus an optional one-year renewal; the scope includes weekly sampling, species identification, descaling and injury documentation, and data integration into the Federal Avian Knowledge Network, with pricing submitted as annual rates subject to a three-year not-to-exceed total. Neither solicitation provides explicit dollar ceilings for the competitive opportunity.