UNSPSC 70161500: Fauna

UNSPSC 70161500 Fauna is a Class code that encompasses construction management and environmental services during major infrastructure projects, specialized wildlife capture and banding operations, facility operations for wildlife propagation, habitat and preserve maintenance, and related scientific monitoring work. State and local governments purchase under this code when executing large-scale capital improvements on active facilities where environmental compliance, biological resource protection, and wildlife management are concurrent project requirements. Recent solicitations show cities, counties, special districts, and state environmental agencies using the code to procure both the construction and environmental oversight layers of major upgrades to water treatment plants, the operation of trout-rearing nurseries for public recreation and outreach, aerial thermal surveys to assess wildlife populations for management decisions, loon capture-and-banding research operations, and comprehensive preserve and habitat maintenance across large acreages. The issuing bodies span water departments, forest preserve districts, departments of conservation and recreation, and county boards of commissioners, indicating that fauna-related procurement concentrates in capital project delivery and stewardship of natural resources.

Recent activity appears concentrated in California and the Northeast, with the City of Santa Cruz Water Department conducting two parallel pre-qualification RFQs—one for construction management firms and one for environmental consulting firms—on its $100 million+ Graham Hill Water Treatment Plant Facility Improvements Project, both with statements of qualifications due May 14, 2026. Massachusetts Department of Conservation & Recreation issued an RFR for loon capture and banding services on DCR-managed reservoirs with responses due May 1, 2026 and an estimated contract value of $15,000 per year for up to five years. Montgomery County, Pennsylvania solicited a sub-lease operator for a trout nursery facility with responses due June 4, 2026. The Forest Preserve District of Kane County, Illinois sought aerial thermal surveys for white-tailed deer assessment with a draft report due April 15, 2026. Pasco County, Florida posted an as-needed environmental services RFQ covering biological assessments, wetlands work, water quality studies, and stream restoration with proposals due April 14, 2026. Collier County, Florida issued an RFP for preserve area maintenance across 5,030 acres with proposals due June 27, 2025. These opportunities reflect active state and local investment in both capital-intensive water and wildlife infrastructure and ongoing operational contracts for habitat stewardship.