UNSPSC 77111503: Food or feed contamination protection services

UNSPSC 77111503 Food or feed contamination protection services (Commodity) encompasses a narrow but specialized set of environmental and public-health support services that state and local governments procure under this code, though recent solicitations show minimal direct alignment with the nominal scope. The recent opportunities tagged to this code include freshwater mussel surveys and species relocation (Brazos River Authority), building plan review and inspection services (City of Union City, Georgia), road safety audit platforms (Atlanta Regional Commission), and safety action planning and traffic data analysis (City of Norwalk, Connecticut). Of these, only the mussel survey work plausibly relates to contamination or species protection; the others represent plan review, safety engineering, and technology services that fall outside traditional food or feed contamination scope. Issuing bodies include special-purpose water authorities, municipal building departments, regional planning commissions, and city procurement offices. The code shows activity from Texas, Georgia, Connecticut, and Florida jurisdictions.

The Brazos River Authority's RFP 26-1391 for freshwater mussel survey and aquatic species relocation (due July 16, 2026) is the closest match to the code's stated purpose, requesting field surveys, population estimates, photo documentation, and species relocation to support U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department compliance; compensation is time-and-materials billed to not-to-exceed amounts under a one-year base term with up to four renewal options. The misalignment between code definition and recent solicitation activity—with plan review, traffic safety, and data platform work dominating the tagged opportunities—suggests either tagging error across multiple jurisdictions or mission creep in how this commodity code is being applied. Firms pursuing this code should verify scope alignment in RFP documents rather than relying on the code title; the mussel survey opportunity represents the most concrete food/feed/environmental contamination protection work currently visible in state and local procurement under 77111503.