UNSPSC 70101604: Fishery commercial management

UNSPSC 70101604 Fishery commercial management (Commodity) covers specialized monitoring and assessment services that state and local water resource agencies, utility districts, and environmental regulatory bodies procure to track fish populations, harvest operations, and ecological conditions at hydroelectric facilities and managed fisheries. Recent solicitations show the code in use for juvenile fish passage monitoring at hydroelectric projects, gizzard shad harvest oversight in river basins, and related data collection activities that support federal and state fishery permitting and operational compliance. State and local buyers soliciting under this code include utility districts managing hydroelectric projects, water management districts, and municipal water authorities operating fishery management programs. The work typically requires specialized technical expertise in fish species identification, sampling methodology, permit compliance, and environmental data analysis, often demanding contractor ownership or control of field equipment such as sampling nets, vessels, and monitoring instrumentation.

Recent activity clusters in the Pacific Northwest and Florida. The Northern Wasco County People's Utility District (NWCPUD) posted RFP #2026007 for juvenile fish monitoring services at the North Fishway Hydroelectric Project on the Columbia River in Klickitat County, Washington, with proposals due October 29, 2026, covering weekly monitoring of juvenile fish conditions during the April–July season over a three-year term from January 1, 2027 through December 31, 2029, with annual rate pricing subject to CPI-capped adjustments. The St. Johns River Water Management District issued a Notice of Intent to Sole Source specialized gizzard shad harvest monitoring services across the Ocklawaha River and St. Johns River Basin lakes in Florida, with a response date of August 19, 2026, based on repeated competitive solicitations in prior years (2006, 2009, 2012, 2015, 2018) that each yielded only one quote, indicating a narrow specialized vendor pool. The District sought contractors with demonstrated experience in gizzard shad harvest monitoring, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission permit familiarity, and ownership of specialized equipment including vessels, experimental and commercial gill nets, and live tanks, with work spanning October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2029.