UNSPSC 10151500: Vegetable seeds and seedlings

UNSPSC 10151500 Vegetable seeds and seedlings is a Class code that covers procurement of edible crop seeds, including green beans, fall vegetable varieties, and spring seed stock for operational use. State and local governments procuring under this code are primarily departments of corrections and similar institutional bodies that operate gardens or agricultural programs to support food service and inmate work programs. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has been the dominant buyer in the recent record, soliciting through IFBs for spring seeds, fall vegetable crop seeds, and green bean seeds. Solicitations specify F.O.B. destination and freight-prepaid delivery terms; bidders must hold valid Texas Identification Numbers and Federal Employer Identification Numbers and comply with E-Verify participation, non-debarment certification, and antitrust law compliance. Payment is issued thirty days after invoice receipt, goods receipt, or service completion, with electronic funds transfer available. The code shows institutional rather than broad municipal or county procurement activity — corrections departments with agricultural operations are the clearest repeat buyers.

Activity is concentrated in Texas, where the TDCJ has posted multiple solicitations since January 2026. Recent opportunities include IFB IW239915 for spring seeds (posted and due January 22, 2026), IFB IW252545 for fall edible crop seeds (posted May 20, 2026, due June 9, 2026), and IFB IW251789 for green bean seeds (posted and due June 18, 2026). All three solicitations direct vendors to register and submit electronically through the TDCJ Procurement Portal via the Bonfire Hub platform; contact Catherine Cain or Carolyn Dahlen at TDCJ for procurement questions and Euna Procurement Solutions for technical portal support. Solicitation documents do not specify quantities, estimated contract values, contract terms, or renewal options in the posted summaries. One unrelated opportunity in the block (DeKalb County's tennis center reconstruction) does not belong under this code and appears to be a data-tagging error.