UNSPSC 70101900: Aquaculture

UNSPSC 70101900 Aquaculture, a Class code, encompasses the procurement of aquaculture supplies, species, services, and habitat restoration work in support of state and local fishery and aquaculture operations. Recent state and local solicitations show work ranging from the supply of sterile fish for invasive-species control and bait provisioning at public marinas to marine debris removal and environmental survey services on active aquacultural leases. Issuing bodies include city governments (Austin), county boards (Glynn County, Georgia), state agricultural and environmental agencies (Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services), and municipal administrative offices (Town of Wellfleet, Massachusetts). The work reflects a blend of operational procurement—stocking fish, supplying bait—and habitat or resource-management services that support recreational and commercial aquaculture.

Activity appears concentrated in the Southeast and Gulf Coast regions, with recent opportunities posted from Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts, and Texas between February and June 2026. The City of Austin issued an IFB on February 2, 2026 (due March 2, 2026) for approximately 3,000 sterile grass carp annually to control hydrilla in Lake Austin, with an initial-year budget of $50,000 and local and small business preference discounts available; the contract is structured for an initial 12-month term with up to four automatic renewals at the City's option. Glynn County, Georgia posted an RFP on May 26, 2026 (due July 1, 2026) for a multi-year bait provider contract at Blythe Island Regional Park Marina, with a non-mandatory pre-proposal conference held June 2, 2026 and written questions due by June 9, 2026. The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services advertised a single-source marine debris removal agreement on May 1, 2026 (information submission due May 22, 2026) restricted to active aquaculture leaseholders in the Cedar Key vicinity, with an estimated one-year award of $935 million funded by NOAA grant NA25NOSX999C0059-T1-01. The Town of Wellfleet, Massachusetts issued an RFP on June 15, 2026 (due July 31, 2026) for an updated ecological survey of fish and shellfish habitat in Wellfleet Harbor to support harbor management plan implementation.