UNSPSC 70123000: Animal control and welfare services

Dog and other animal control, containment and welfare services

UNSPSC 70123000 Animal control and welfare services, a Class code, encompasses veterinary care, animal housing and boarding, behavioral management, vaccination and microchip clinics, spay-neuter surgeries, trap-neuter-release programs, rescue coordination, and shelter operations support that state and local governments procure to support municipal animal shelters, police K-9 units, and animal control functions. Recent solicitations span comprehensive veterinary services contracts, emergency care and surgical support, specialized programs like feral cat management and canine behavior intervention, facility capital projects, and supplies ranging from kennels to pet carriers. Issuing bodies include city animal care departments (San Antonio, Atlanta, Wichita, Fort Worth), county animal services divisions (Collier, Bergen, Hillsborough, Harris), school districts purchasing K-9 support services (Los Fresnos), and municipal police departments (Salem Police, Windcrest). The code attracts both municipal procurement and specialized animal welfare nonprofits seeking rescue contracts.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas (San Antonio, Fort Worth, Windcrest, Los Fresnos, Harris County), Florida (Collier, Hillsborough, Pasco), and scattered single opportunities in New Jersey, Utah, Georgia, Oregon, Connecticut, Arizona, and North Carolina. Representative recent solicitations include the City of San Antonio's RFP for emergency veterinary services due August 17, 2026, seeking evening and overnight care with a pre-submittal conference scheduled July 13; the City's concurrent solicitation for spay-neuter contract veterinarians due August 25, 2026, compensating at $1,300 per shift plus travel stipends; Collier County's ITN for comprehensive veterinary services to the Domestic Animal Services Center due February 4, 2025, with local-vendor and MBE evaluation weighting; and Wichita's RFP for veterinary consulting services to the Animal Shelter due June 5, 2026, with a Small & Emerging Business Enterprise set-aside weighted at 10% of scoring. Fort Worth issued an RFP for one-time animal housing equipment (kennels, cat condos, kennel doors) due May 21, 2026, with 30% small business participation goals, while Charlotte-Mecklenburg procured shelter food supply services for 12,000 annually managed animals due June 24, 2026. Collier County initiated its first formal feral cat TNVR program through ITN with per-cat reimbursement rates, and Pasco County issued an RFI to gather market intelligence on shelter management software.