UNSPSC 70123000: Animal control and welfare services

Dog and other animal control, containment and welfare services

UNSPSC 70123000 Animal control and welfare services is a Class code spanning the operational and clinical work state and local governments contract to manage animal shelters, remove invasive species, provide boarding and boarding-adjacent services, and deliver veterinary care tied to animal welfare functions. Recent solicitations frame the code as covering a broad spectrum: contracted shelter operations including intake, housing, and adoption; specialized removal services for invasive wildlife (iguanas, tegus, pythons) from public lands; animal boarding for police and human services departments; community vaccination and microchip clinics; rescue partner networks; veterinary consulting and emergency care; and facility equipment and supplies. Issuing bodies span city animal control departments (Bend, Phoenix, San Antonio, Wichita, Fort Worth, Atlanta), county animal services (Yamhill County, Collier County, Gwinnett County, Hillsborough County, Pasco County, Harris County, Charlotte-Mecklenburg), state wildlife agencies (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission), school districts (Tift County), and special-purpose districts. Florida's Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission appears as a repeat buyer, issuing multiple large-scale invasive-species removal RFPs and ITBs in recent months.

Recent opportunities cluster heavily in Florida (invasive iguana and python removal contracts totaling $29.6 million over five years for the PATRIC program, plus smaller single-site tegu and iguana removal ITBs) and Texas (San Antonio's spay/neuter, rescue, vaccination, and emergency veterinary services; Fort Worth's equipment RFP), with notable activity in Oregon (Yamhill County kenneling), Arizona (Phoenix boarding), Colorado (Bend sole-source animal impoundment), and across the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic. Representative recent solicitations include the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's RFP 26/27-04 for nonnative snake control and management of the Python Action Team (PATRIC program) with an estimated budget of $29,647,667 over five years, sealed proposals submitted September 30, 2026, later withdrawn due to fewer than two responsive bids and proceeding as an exceptional purchase; the City of Phoenix's RFQU 270399 for animal boarding services (daycare, overnight, and quarantine) supporting Police and Human Services Departments, sealed offers due October 21, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. with a five-year firm term commencing January 1, 2027; the City of San Antonio's applications for spay/neuter contract veterinarians (26105), rescue partner incentive programs (26104), and community vaccine and microchip clinics (26106), all due August 25, 2026; and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's ITB 16755 for Miami-Dade tegu removal across 13 traplines, bids due September 11, 2026, with fieldwork running February 2027 through October 2027.