UNSPSC 70101900: Aquaculture

UNSPSC 70101900 Aquaculture is a Class code covering ecological survey work, habitat assessment, bait provisioning, and marine debris removal on aquacultural leases that state and local governments procure to support harbor management, marina operations, and shellfish habitat restoration. The work spans environmental compliance, ecosystem monitoring tied to regulatory implementation, and specialized removal operations on state-controlled aquaculture parcels. Issuing bodies include municipal town administrators' offices (conducting comprehensive ecological surveys), county boards of commissioners (managing regional park marinas), and state departments of agriculture overseeing aquaculture lease programs and habitat restoration funded through federal grants. The scope reflects work that directly supports operational management of public aquaculture resources and regulatory compliance with fishery and environmental statutes.

Recent activity concentrates in coastal Massachusetts and Florida, with additional maritime procurement in Georgia. The Town of Wellfleet, Massachusetts issued an RFP due July 31, 2026, for an updated ecological survey of Wellfleet Harbor's fish and shellfish habitat to support implementation of updated harbor management plans. Glynn County, Georgia Board of Commissioners released a multi-year RFP due July 1, 2026, seeking a bait provider for Blythe Island Regional Park Marina, with a non-mandatory pre-proposal conference held June 2, 2026, and a Q&A deadline of June 9, 2026. The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Aquaculture, advertised a single-source marine debris removal contract (posted May 1, 2026, information submission deadline May 22, 2026) valued at approximately $935,000 to remove derelict aquaculture gear and restore oyster reef habitat on state-owned aquaculture leases in the Cedar Key vicinity, funded through a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration grant. The Cedar Key procurement restricts competition to existing aquaculture leaseholders, sublessees, or authorized users with active state leases.