UNSPSC 70101903: Shellfish culture

UNSPSC 70101903 Shellfish culture is a Commodity code that in recent state and local procurement captures bait provision and fish nursery operation services supporting recreational fishing and aquaculture at public facilities. The code applies to work involving the supply or rearing of aquatic organisms — including shellfish, baitfish, and fingerling trout — for public recreational use, stocking programs, or facility operations. Issuing bodies include county parks and recreation departments, regional authorities managing fishing facilities, and county conservation partnerships with state fish and wildlife commissions. The work ranges from contracted bait supply and fulfillment for marina operations to long-term sub-lease arrangements for nonprofit and for-profit operators to manage and maintain hatchery or nursery facilities supporting fishing access for the general public and vulnerable populations.

Recent opportunities span Georgia and Pennsylvania, representing county-level procurement in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast. Glynn County, Georgia posted RFP 26-035 on May 26, 2026, seeking a multi-year bait provider for Blythe Island Regional Park Marina with proposals due July 1, 2026 at 2:00 p.m., with a non-mandatory pre-proposal conference on June 2, 2026; written questions close June 9, 2026. Montgomery County, Pennsylvania posted an A&I (Advertisement and Interest) on May 11, 2026, soliciting a 10-year sub-lease operator for the Stony Creek trout nursery facility at 57 Upper Farm Road, Norristown, with interest letters due June 4, 2026 and an onsite pre-bid conference available during the posting window. Both solicitations used county eProcurement portals and permitted virtual pre-bid attendance. Neither opportunity published a contract value.