UNSPSC 94131900: Animal protection associations

UNSPSC 94131900 Animal protection associations (Class) encompasses animal shelter operations, veterinary care, boarding and boarding-adjacent services, and animal welfare support functions that state and local jurisdictions procure to sustain public animal control, rescue, and adoption programs. State and local governments buy shelter management contracts (kennel operations, intake, medical treatment, adoption facilitation, euthanasia protocols), veterinary consulting and emergency care services, animal boarding for police and public-health departments, community health clinics (vaccine, microchip, spay/neuter), specialized supplies (kennels, carriers, bedding, food), and rescue-partner incentive programs that compensate 501(c)(3) organizations for pulling animals from municipal shelters. The issuing bodies are primarily municipal animal control departments and city animal-care divisions, though county sheriffs' offices and county animal-welfare centers also solicit under this code. Several cities appear repeatedly as active buyers: San Antonio (spay/neuter, emergency care, vaccine clinics, rescue partnerships), Phoenix, Fort Worth, Charlotte-Mecklenburg, Wichita, and Tempe.

Recent solicitations span the continental United States with activity concentrated in Texas (San Antonio, Fort Worth, McKinney), Florida (Hillsborough, Collier, Pasco), Arizona (Phoenix, Tempe), and Oregon (Yamhill County, Bend), alongside postings from Georgia (Tift County Schools), New Jersey (Bergen County), North Carolina (Charlotte-Mecklenburg), Kansas (Wichita), and California (Solano). The City of Phoenix issued RFQ RFQU270399 for animal boarding services supporting police and human services on an as-needed basis, with sealed offers due October 21, 2026 at 2:00 p.m., requiring three years' operational history, Maricopa County kennel permits, 24/7 supervision, and DBE-Neutral reporting compliance under a five-year firm term. The City of San Antonio posted RFA 26104 (Rescue Partner Incentive Program) due August 25, 2026, compensating 501(c)(3) rescue organizations at $200 per animal pulled from the shelter, with liability insurance and full indemnification required. The City of Wichita issued RFP 260121 for veterinary consulting services at the Animal Shelter with proposals due June 5, 2026, weighted 30% on technical qualifications, 30% on project understanding, and 10% on Small & Emerging Business Enterprise participation. The Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners solicited ITQ-26-00305 for cardboard pet carriers (estimated value $43,200 over two years) with quotes due July 2, 2026, establishing minimum flat-pack specifications and delivery to two county facilities in the Tampa area.