UNSPSC 70101603: Fishery data collection or distribution

UNSPSC 70101603 Fishery data collection or distribution is a Commodity code covering specialized field monitoring, sampling, and reporting services that state and local water management districts, hydroelectric project operators, and natural resource agencies procure to track fish populations, assess ecological conditions, and document compliance with permit and regulatory requirements. The scope of work includes weekly or seasonal juvenile fish monitoring following passage through intake structures, species identification and injury documentation, length and condition data collection, experimental and commercial gill net sampling across designated lakes and river systems, live-tank fish handling, anesthetizing and specimen recovery, data analysis, and comprehensive reporting to support fish and wildlife management decisions and federal permitting obligations. Issuing bodies are primarily water management districts and public utility districts operating hydroelectric or water control projects, along with municipal governments managing irrigation or water systems. The code shows limited recent activity; only three of seven recent opportunities in the source are directly relevant to fishery data collection, while the remaining four opportunities (irrigation installation, public works assessment, enterprise backup systems, and flexible spending account administration) are unrelated to the code's nominal scope and reflect miscategorization.

Geographic activity is concentrated in the Pacific Northwest and Florida. The Northern Wasco County People's Utility District in Washington posted RFP #2026007 for juvenile fish monitoring services at the North Fishway Hydroelectric Project on the Columbia River, with proposals due October 29, 2026, covering weekly sampling during April through July across a three-year contract term beginning January 1, 2027. The St. Johns River Water Management District in Florida issued a Notice of Intent to Sole Source (solicitation SS16650, response due August 19, 2026) for specialized gizzard shad harvest monitoring services across the Ocklawaha River and St. Johns River Basin lakes under a three-year agreement from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2029, reflecting the District's documented history of competitive procurement attempts in 2006, 2009, 2012, 2015, and 2018 that each yielded only one response, signaling a narrow vendor base for specialized fishery monitoring work in this code.