UNSPSC 70121802: Pet grooming services

UNSPSC 70121802 Pet grooming services (Commodity tier) encompasses animal care services state and local governments procure to support shelter operations, animal control functions, and municipal animal welfare programs. Recent solicitations reveal that the code captures a broader animal husbandry and veterinary-support portfolio than the abstract title suggests: boarding facilities, kenneling operations, vaccination clinics, spay/neuter services, rescue partnerships, behavior management, and emergency veterinary care dominate the activity, with grooming appearing minimally in the recent record. State and local issuing bodies soliciting under or adjacent to this code include city animal services departments (San Antonio, Fort Worth, Atlanta, Wichita, Bend, Phoenix, McKinney), county animal control and shelter operations (Yamhill County Sheriff's Office, Collier County, Gwinnett County, Harris County, Solano County, Hillsborough County, Charlotte-Mecklenburg), state agricultural agencies (Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services), and municipal animal welfare centers (Bergen County Animal Shelter). Cities and counties appear as the primary buyers, with repeat activity from San Antonio Animal Care Services (multiple concurrent solicitations for vaccine clinics, spay/neuter, rescue partnerships, and emergency care) and several Florida jurisdictions (Collier County, Hillsborough County, Harris County).

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas (San Antonio, Fort Worth, Wichita, McKinney, Houston-area), Florida (Collier, Hillsborough, Harris Counties, and state-level), and the Pacific Northwest (Oregon and Arizona), with secondary activity in Georgia, New Jersey, and California. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix RFQ for animal boarding services (sealed offers due October 21, 2026, supporting five-year contract commencing January 1, 2027, with daycare, overnight boarding, quarantine, and optional grooming services); the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services ITB for 24/7 canine kennel services in Davie, Florida (sealed bids due September 28, 2026, for working detection dog boarding with USDA and APHIS compliance); Yamhill County Sheriff's Office RFP for dog kenneling and adoption services in McMinnville, Oregon (proposals due August 31, 2026, structured around flat monthly fees plus dog license revenue sharing); San Antonio Animal Care Services RFP for emergency veterinary care during evening and overnight hours (proposals due August 17, 2026, with pre-submittal conference July 13, 2026); and the City of San Antonio RFA for spay/neuter contract veterinarians (applications due August 25, 2026, at $1,300 per shift compensation). Activity remains active through fall 2026 with multi-year contract terms and competitive procurement models (RFP, RFQ, IFB, ITB) predominating; sole-source and application-based awards also appear in the record.