UNSPSC 70161711: Mangrove swamp ecology and conservation service

Contracted services relating to ecological management and conservation of mangrove swamps

UNSPSC 70161711 Mangrove swamp ecology and conservation service (Commodity) shows minimal recent alignment with what state and local governments are actually procuring. The code's nominal scope—mangrove-specific ecological and conservation work—does not match the recent opportunities identified under this code. Among the sixteen recent opportunities in the source, only one relates directly to mangrove work: Collier County's RFP 25-8372 for Preserve Area Maintenance, posted February 24, 2026, requires mangrove trimming certification among other preserve-management services across 23 conservation locations, with a scope including tree removal, mowing, trail maintenance, and specialized mangrove and gopher tortoise expertise, estimated annual spend of approximately $940,000. The remaining fifteen opportunities tagged under this code center on forest carbon projects, freshwater mussel surveys, stormwater and environmental engineering, vegetation management for cheatgrass control, urban planning, bridge construction, aquatic species relocation, and grass carp procurement—none of which involve mangrove ecology or conservation. The mismatch suggests the code may be misapplied by issuing bodies or that the taxonomy does not capture the actual procurement landscape for ecological services in state and local government.

Issuing bodies represented span state agencies (Washington Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Texas Parks and Wildlife-adjacent procurement via City of Austin), counties (Collier, Pasco, Pinellas, Hillsborough, Santa Clara, Boulder, Brazos), cities (Union City, Los Altos Hills, Austin), tribal governments (Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians), a regional water authority (Brazos River Authority), and one university (UT San Antonio). Geographic activity is concentrated in Florida (Collier, Pasco, Pinellas, Hillsborough), California (Santa Clara, Los Altos Hills), Colorado (Boulder County), Texas (Austin, Brazos River Authority), Oregon (CTCLUSI tribal lands), and Illinois (DNR), with secondary activity in Washington State. The Collier County preserve-maintenance RFP, due June 27, 2025 (a date in the past), represents the only substantive mangrove-related procurement visible in the recent record; all other opportunities are environmental or ecological services unrelated to mangrove systems and do not warrant pursuit under this code designation.