NIGP 59515: Bulbs and Seeds (incl. Flower Seeds)

NIGP 59515 Bulbs and Seeds (Including Flower Seeds), an Item code, covers wildflower seed mixes, specialty ornamental seeds, and agricultural seed inventory that state and local governments procure for natural resource management, landscape restoration, highway corridor beautification, and farm operations. The work includes procurement of both bulk seed quantities with detailed species composition and purity specifications, and smaller specialty seed lots offered through surplus inventory sales. Issuing bodies span state departments of transportation, county agricultural operations, city parks and recreation departments, and state correctional facilities; the mix reflects the breadth of public land management and agricultural production missions across jurisdictions.

Recent activity shows Texas as the primary buyer, with the Texas Department of Transportation procuring 2,700 pounds of native wildflower seed mix—containing twenty specified plant species at defined percentages—for Highway District 9 delivery in March 2026 under IFB 601310000100853, and the Houston Parks and Recreation Department's Natural Resources Division soliciting wildflower seed in May 2026 under RFQ INF20260175. Georgia Correctional Industries awarded a cotton seed contract to Triangle Chemical Company for $57,994.00 in March 2026 (GCI0001091, IFB notice). Beyond the Southwest and Southeast, Dane County, Wisconsin posted a surplus seed sale for cream gentian seeds in May 2026 (RFB 2026RFB043PR), with eight lots tested for purity and germination rates by the Wisconsin Crop Improvement Association. Specifications across these opportunities emphasize seed purity percentages, germination rates, delivery in standardized bag units (typically 50-pound), F.O.B. destination pricing with freight prepaid, and compliance with agricultural seed testing standards. The code sees activity from both demand-driven landscape and restoration purchases and inventory clearance sales.