UNSPSC 70161709: Riparian margins ecology and conservation service

Contracted services relating to ecological management and conservation of riparian margins

UNSPSC 70161709 Riparian margins ecology and conservation service is a Commodity code encompassing state and local procurement of ecological restoration, wetland habitat preservation, and riparian buffer management services. Recent solicitations show state and local governments buying applied restoration work—invasive species removal, native revegetation, erosion control, stream channel stabilization, and green infrastructure installation—alongside upfront feasibility and design services that precede construction. The issuing-body mix spans state departments of transportation and natural resources, county governments, municipal authorities, special-purpose fire districts, transit-focused water utilities, tribal governments, and regional river authorities. Among recent solicitations, the California Department of Transportation appears twice (Caltrans, with two separate riparian habitat restoration projects in Sacramento and Placer counties), and the pattern reflects a broad base of environmental stewards—the City of Arlington for mosquito control tied to riparian ecology, Tampa Bay Water for task-order ecological services, Atlanta Beltline, Inc. for creek restoration, Dorchester County for waterway obstruction clearing, and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife for coastal wetland restoration engineering.

The code shows activity concentrated in the South and West. Recent opportunities cluster in California (two Caltrans projects, August 2026), Georgia (Atlanta Beltline creek restoration, September 2026), Texas (City of Arlington mosquito control, October 2026; Brazos River Authority freshwater mussel survey, June 2026), Florida (Tampa Bay Water ecological services, October 2026; Hillsborough County toxicity testing supporting discharge compliance, July 2026), South Carolina (Dorchester County Ashley River clearing, September 2026), Oregon (Department of Fish and Wildlife coastal wetland engineering, August 2026), Nevada (Division of Environmental Protection watershed planning and nonpoint-source pollution grants, August 2026), Colorado (Boulder County cheatgrass control, May 2026), and Washington (Department of Natural Resources forest carbon feasibility, April 2026). Representative current opportunities include the City of Arlington's RFP for annual mosquito control services (due October 22, 2026) covering surveillance, larviciding, and adulticide application under AMCA and CDC guidelines; Tampa Bay Water's RFP for as-needed ecological services on a task-order basis (due November 13, 2026) for environmental investigations and regulatory compliance; Atlanta Beltline, Inc.'s competitive sealed-bid solicitation for Proctor Creek restoration and riparian buffer work (due November 17, 2026); and the California Department of Transportation's IFB for riparian habitat restoration in Placer County (due August 27, 2026) requiring landscape contractor licensing and native wetland or oak woodland experience.