UNSPSC 10000000: Live Plant and Animal Material and Accessories and Supplies

This segment includes live, wild and domesticated, seeds and plants and animals. This segment also includes materials and equipment used in the care, containment and feeding of live plants and animals.

UNSPSC 10000000 Live Plant and Animal Material and Accessories and Supplies (Segment) encompasses native plants, seeds, live animals, fish, shrubs, and associated restoration materials that state and local governments procure for wildlife habitat enhancement, land management, environmental restoration, and public recreation programs. Recent state and local solicitations show a dominant focus on ecosystem restoration—native shrub and grass seedling planting, aquatic and terrestrial habitat structures, fish stocking, and seed procurement for wildfire recovery and wildlife area management—alongside narrower buys for facility-level landscaping, event decoration rental equipment, and specialty animal care supplies. Utah's Division of Wildlife Resources and Utah's Division of Purchasing emerge as the most active repeat buyers, issuing multiple IFBs and RFQs for shrub planting, seed procurement, fish habitat structures, and habitat restoration labor. Connecticut's Department of Energy and Environmental Protection solicits regularly for fish stocking (walleye fingerlings, channel catfish), invasive plant eradication, and aquatic center equipment. County and municipal buyers—Orange County (California), Hillsborough County (Florida), City of Palm Bay (Florida), City of Sioux Falls (South Dakota), Pflugerville ISD (Texas), and Cook County (Illinois)—pursue decorative plants, landscaping materials, and specialized operational supplies less frequently.

Recent activity concentrates in the Mountain West (Utah dominates with seven posted opportunities spanning May through October 2026), the Northeast (Connecticut posts regularly for fisheries and habitat work), and California (Orange County operates two overlapping procurement streams for native plants and event equipment). Representative opportunities include the State of Utah Division of Purchasing conducting procurement for the Division of Wildlife Resources issuing IFB JH27-119 (35,500 shrub seedlings planted across three Central Utah wildlife management areas, bids due October 12, 2026); the County of Orange, California posting IFB 0123092302 for special event rental equipment spanning canopies, staging, linens, and sound systems on an on-call basis with a 5% local small business and 8% disabled veteran business enterprise price preference, bids due October 23, 2026; and the State of Connecticut Department of Administrative Services issuing ITB 26PSX0104 for low-toxicity paints and coatings (including recycled paint with strict VOC and PFAS limits) suitable for wood, masonry, concrete, and synthetic turf surfaces, bids due October 21, 2026 at 2:00 PM EDT, extending contract pricing to all Connecticut political subdivisions and schools. Utah's Spring and Fall seed procurements (IFB AS27-104 and prior IFB AS26-65) consistently attract multiple awards on a pure live seed price-per-pound basis across grasses, forbs, and shrubs for habitat recovery. Connecticut's recurring fish stocking buys (walleye fingerlings, channel catfish) and Connecticut's aquatic center dock procurement signal ongoing operations support. Set-asides and preferences vary by jurisdiction: Orange County applies local small business and disabled veteran business enterprise preferences; Connecticut applies micro-business preferences (10% for businesses under $3 million in revenue, 15% for veteran-owned micro-businesses); Cook County applies 6% minority business enterprise and 4% women-owned business enterprise participation goals to maintenance contracts. No federal GWAC or 8(a) vehicles appear; all procurement is direct state and local issuing authority.