UNSPSC 70122001: Animal nutrition

UNSPSC 70122001 Animal nutrition is a Commodity code that spans supply contracts for animal feed and nutrition products serving municipal and county animal shelters, control facilities, and welfare operations. State and local governments procure under this code frozen meat diets for zoo animals, dry kibble and specialty formulations for shelter dogs and cats, specialty diets for exotic species, and related feed products in volumes ranging from dozens to hundreds of units monthly. The issuing bodies are predominantly county animal services divisions, city animal care and control departments, and county or municipal zoo operations. Shelter food supply contracts consistently require nutritionally formalized products, reliable delivery scheduling, and cost management across dual or multiple facility locations. Recent opportunities show active solicitation across animal boarding facilities (which source their own feed), shelter operations themselves, and specialized animal care venues including zoos.

Procurement activity under the code concentrates in California, Texas, North Carolina, Florida, and Oregon, with secondary activity in New York, New Jersey, and Georgia. Representative recent solicitations include the County of Orange, California (IFB 325-0910-25, frozen animal food for the Orange County Zoo, September 9, 2026 deadline, with set-asides for Orange County Local Small Business and Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise bidders); Charlotte-Mecklenburg Animal Care & Control in North Carolina (shelter food supply program, June 24, 2026 deadline, serving approximately 12,000 animals annually); Solano County, California (IFB 325-0910-25, animal feed products for Animal Care Services, September 26, 2024 deadline); and Hillsborough County, Florida (cardboard pet carriers as ancillary to animal nutrition operations, $43,200 estimated value over two years, July 2, 2026 deadline). Contracts typically run one to two years with renewal options, require F.O.B. destination delivery, mandate firm fixed pricing for the initial term, and allow annual price adjustments subject to carrier approval or CPI indexing. Vendors must comply with insurance and hazardous-materials documentation where applicable and participate in cooperative purchasing programs on some awards.