UNSPSC 94131900: Animal protection associations

UNSPSC 94131900 Animal protection associations is a Class code encompassing veterinary services, animal shelter operations, rescue coordination, and related animal welfare services that state and local governments procure to support municipal and county animal control, shelter, and care operations. State and local issuing bodies soliciting under this code include municipal animal control departments, county animal services divisions, police departments' K-9 units, and independent school districts operating animal care programs. Recent opportunities span routine veterinary care contracts, emergency shelter services, spay/neuter surgical programs, rescue partner arrangements, trap-neuter-vaccinate-release (TNVR) programs, animal boarding and kenneling, behavior management services, vaccine and microchip clinics, and ancillary supplies such as pet carriers and shelter food. The City of San Antonio Animal Care Services Department has posted multiple concurrent solicitations on this code, including contracts for spay/neuter veterinary surgeons, vaccine and microchip clinics, and rescue partner coordination, signaling sustained demand from larger municipal programs. Collier County and Bergen County animal shelter operations, along with the Wichita Police Department's Animal Services Division, reflect activity at the county and specialty-service levels.

Geographic spread centers on Texas (San Antonio, Fort Worth, Wichita, Los Fresnos, Windcrest, Harris County, Tempe Arizona, and Charlotte, North Carolina, with secondary activity in Florida (Hillsborough County, Pasco County, Collier County), New Jersey (Bergen County), Oregon (Salem), and Georgia (Department of Natural Resources). Representative recent solicitations include the City of San Antonio's RFP 26-063 for Emergency Care Veterinary Services (proposals due August 17, 2026; pre-submittal conference July 13, 2026); the City of San Antonio's RFP for Community Vaccine & Microchip Clinics (applications due August 25, 2026, compensation $20 per animal served); Collier County's ITN 26-8652 for Trap-Neuter-Vaccinate-Release program implementation (three-year contract with per-cat reimbursement of $5 to $25 depending on outcome category); the City of Fort Worth's RFP 26-0179 for animal housing equipment including kennels and cat condos (proposals due May 21, 2026, with 30% small business participation goal); and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Animal Care & Control's request for shelter food supply (proposals due June 24, 2026). Opportunities range from single-source contracts (Salem Police Department K-9 veterinary services at $10,000 annually) to multi-year competitively procured arrangements, with evaluation criteria commonly weighted toward service quality, relevant experience, local vendor preference, and cost.