UNSPSC 77111504: Genetic resources protection services

UNSPSC 77111504 Genetic resources protection services is a Commodity code that encompasses freshwater and aquatic species survey, assessment, relocation, and environmental compliance support for water resources management. The Brazos River Authority's RFP for freshwater mussel survey and aquatic species relocation services (due July 16, 2026) exemplifies the actual scope: field surveys using SCUBA and hookah diving to document mussel populations, species relocation when required by regulatory permits, compliance documentation for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department requirements, and photo-georeferenced reporting. The code sees activity across regional water authorities, county environmental and public works departments, and municipal utilities managing stormwater, wastewater, and power generation facilities. Issuing bodies include special-purpose districts (Brazos River Authority), county commissioners' offices (Pasco County's as-needed environmental services RSQ, RFP posted March 11, 2026), and city public works departments (Phoenix Materials Recovery Facility procurement, RFP posted February 26, 2026). Work assignments span biological assessments, wetlands delineation, stream restoration, lake vegetation management, and water quality studies bundled under task-order or as-needed contracts.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas and Florida, with scattered opportunities in California and other states. The Brazos River Authority procurement (posted June 23, 2026) targets freshwater mussel protection in the BRA service area with time-and-materials compensation and a potential five-year contract term. Pasco County's environmental services RFP (posted March 11, 2026, due April 14, 2026) solicits qualified proposers for biological assessments, environmental permitting, wetlands work, and stream restoration on a three-year as-needed basis with local preference available for businesses within Pasco County or adjacent counties. The code shows modest recent volume compared to broader infrastructure and facilities maintenance categories; the majority of recent opportunities tagged to this code actually address building inspections, traffic safety audits, emergency restoration, and industrial services that do not substantively align with genetic resource protection. Meaningful activity under the code itself remains limited to regional water authority and municipal environmental management contracts.