UNSPSC 95101900: Agricultural land

A defined piece of land used for agricultural operations

UNSPSC 95101900 Agricultural land is a Class code under which state and local governments procure managed grazing permits and associated ecosystem services on public land holdings. Recent activity shows the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) issuing permits for livestock grazing as a vegetation management and habitat conservation tool across multiple ecological reserves and wildlife areas. The work involves issuing long-term grazing rights to qualified livestock operators who manage cattle or other livestock to control invasive vegetation, maintain fire fuel loads at specified levels, and preserve critical habitat for endangered species. Permits typically range from 10 to 9,402 acres, extend three to five years, and set stocking rates in Animal Units or Animal Unit Months with specific residual dry matter targets (often 500–800 pounds per acre). Permittees must obtain commercial general liability insurance ($1 million per occurrence/$3 million aggregate minimum), automobile liability coverage, and workers' compensation, with the State of California named as additional insured. The issuing-body base is narrow: the California Department of Fish and Wildlife dominates the recent record, though a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission fund-management procurement signals broader state wildlife-agency participation in ecosystem services administration.

Geographic activity concentrates heavily in California, with six of seven opportunities spanning CDFW permits across Sonoma County (five separate grazing units within the Santa Rosa Plain Vernal Pool Ecological Reserve), San Luis Obispo County (North Carrizo Ecological Reserve), Sacramento County (Cosumnes River Ecological Reserve), and Yuba and Nevada Counties (Daugherty Hill Wildlife Area). A single Florida opportunity (Panther Payment for Ecosystem Services Program fund management, ITB, posted March 23, 2026, due April 14, 2026) indicates broader regional interest in payment administration for habitat conservation programs. Representative California solicitations include the Daugherty Hill Wildlife Area grazing permit (CDFW, RFP, 613 acres, due July 21, 2026), the North Carrizo Ecological Reserve permit (CDFW, RFP, 9,402 acres across six units, mandatory site inspection May 11, 2026, due June 16, 2026), and four Santa Rosa Plain Vernal Pool Ecological Reserve permits issued as Invitations for Bid in early April 2026 (Hall, Fulton, Yuba, and Ludwig units, all due April 17, 2026). Awards are typically made to the responsive, responsible bidder submitting the highest price per acre per year, with evaluation criteria emphasizing five-year minimum experience in wildlife-friendly grazing, emergency-response capability (typically 30 minutes to two hours), reference verification, and detailed operational and management plans.