UNSPSC 70101703: Fish production

UNSPSC 70101703 Fish production (Commodity) encompasses the supply of live bait and the operation of fish nurseries to support state and local recreation and resource-management programs. Recent solicitations show state and local governments buying bait-supply services for public marinas and contracting the operation of trout-nursery facilities to rear fingerling stock for public fishing access. The work ranges from routine bait provisioning at recreational facilities to multi-year nursery operations managed under sub-lease arrangements with public fish and natural-resource commissions. Issuing bodies include county boards of commissioners, county parks departments, and natural-resource agencies working in collaboration with state fish commissions. The scope is typically operational rather than capital-intensive, focused on maintaining consistent supply or population management rather than facility construction.

Recent activity appears in Georgia and Pennsylvania. Glynn County, Georgia issued RFP26-035 on May 26, 2026, requesting sealed proposals from bait providers to supply Blythe Island Regional Park Marina under a multi-year contract, with proposals due July 1, 2026; a non-mandatory pre-proposal conference was held June 2, 2026 via in-person attendance or Microsoft Teams. Montgomery County, Pennsylvania posted solicitation 2629 on May 11, 2026, for a 10-year sub-lease to operate a trout nursery facility at 57 Upper Farm Road, Norristown, Pennsylvania in collaboration with the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission, with responses due June 4, 2026 and an onsite pre-bid conference available for site inspection. Montgomery County explicitly invites for-profit, non-profit, and public entities to self-identify as local, small, or diverse business concerns where applicable, and no contract dollar values are specified in either solicitation.