UNSPSC 70121604: Animal husbandry

UNSPSC 70121604 Animal husbandry is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity under state and local procurement. Of three recent opportunities tagged with this code, only one—an aerial thermal survey for white-tailed deer conducted by the Forest Preserve District of Kane County, Illinois—falls within the nominal scope of animal husbandry work. The other two opportunities (Klein ISD's Career Technical Education and Advanced Academics procurement and the City of College Park's City Manager executive search) are unrelated to animal husbandry and represent miscategorization in the source data. The single on-code opportunity demonstrates that state and local bodies do solicit specialized wildlife assessment services, but the volume and frequency of such procurement under this Commodity code remain sparse.

The Kane County Forest Preserve District issued an RFQ (due April 15, 2026) for aerial thermal surveys to assess white-tailed deer distribution across four designated forest preserves totaling approximately 4,605 acres. The contractor was required to employ FAA-compliant unmanned aircraft systems, deliver GIS shapefiles and thermal imagery documentation, and complete fieldwork by March 3, 2026, with a final report due April 30, 2026. The District applied Illinois Prevailing Wage Act requirements and substantial insurance thresholds, including $2 million commercial general liability coverage and performance bonds equal to 100 percent of contract value. The solicitation did not disclose a budget range or identify set-asides. This single recent opportunity, paired with the absence of comparable animal husbandry solicitations across state and local jurisdictions in the source, suggests the code carries minimal procurement volume and warrants a watch-and-monitor approach rather than active pursuit at this time.