UNSPSC 10151540: Centrocema or butterfly pea seed or seedlings

Herbaceous tropical leguminous family plant seed-fabacea. Originally from tropical America and Africa

UNSPSC 10151540 Centrocema or butterfly pea seed or seedlings (Commodity) does not see substantive state and local procurement activity aligned with its nominal scope. The recent opportunities posted under this code involve native prairie seed mixes and wheat grass varieties for habitat restoration and landscaping, not centrocema or butterfly pea seed. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources has posted three RFPs for prairie seed mixes (Ford County, Champaign County, and Sibley Habitat Area) due October 8, 2026, each specifying 27 native species including grasses, forbs, wildflowers, legumes, and coneflowers in defined seeding rates per acre of pure live seed. The City of Lubbock issued RFQs in July 2026 for Jose Wheat Grass Seed and Beardless Wheat Seed VNS. One additional posting—a DeKalb County ITB for IT and low-voltage infrastructure at the DeKalb Tennis Center—bears no relation to seed procurement and appears misclassified under this code.

The code shows activity concentrated in Illinois and Texas, driven by two issuing bodies: the Illinois Department of Natural Resources and the City of Lubbock. The Illinois DNR solicitations target public housing authority restoration projects and specify vendor insurance (general commercial liability of $1 million per occurrence / $2 million aggregate), prevailing wage compliance where applicable, prior written approval for subcontractors, and three-year record retention (five years if federal funds are used). The Sibley PHA contract carries an estimated value of $43,399. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual work being procured suggests either systemic miscoding or that state and local jurisdictions do not routinely source centrocema or butterfly pea seed through this procurement channel.