UNSPSC 70161501: Fauna protection

UNSPSC 70161501 Fauna protection (Commodity) spans animal shelter and welfare services that state and local governments procure to support public animal care, control, and adoption operations. Recent solicitations show active procurement across animal boarding and kenneling, veterinary services, animal housing and feeding supplies, trap-neuter-return programs, rescue partnerships, and behavioral management at municipal shelters and animal control facilities. Cities and counties are the primary issuing bodies, with several repeat solicitations from San Antonio, which has posted four separate RFPs for spay/neuter veterinarians, emergency care, vaccine clinics, and rescue partner incentives since July 2026.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas (San Antonio, Fort Worth, Wichita, McKinney), Florida (Collier, Hillsborough, Pasco Counties), and the Pacific Northwest (Oregon, Arizona), with secondary activity in California, Georgia, New Jersey, and North Carolina. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix's RFQU for animal boarding services supporting police and human services departments with sealed offers due October 21, 2026, requiring three years' operating experience and Maricopa County kennel permits; Yamhill County Sheriff's Office (Oregon) RFP for dog kenneling and adoption services operating in McMinnville with proposals due August 31, 2026, structured around a flat annual rate plus a percentage share of dog license revenue; Hillsborough County (Florida) ITQ for cardboard pet carriers at $43,200 over two years with quotes due July 2, 2026; Collier County (Florida) ITN for comprehensive veterinary services supporting a domestic animal center with proposals due February 4, 2025, weighted 10 points for local-vendor preference and 5 points for WBE/MBE certification; and the City of Wichita RFP for veterinary consulting services to the Wichita Animal Shelter with a Small & Emerging Business Enterprise set-aside weighted at 10% of evaluation criteria and sealed proposals due June 5, 2026.