UNSPSC 10151603: Barley seeds

UNSPSC 10151603 Barley seeds (Commodity) does not reflect the actual recent procurement activity under this code. The recent solicitations show state and local governments buying a diverse range of agricultural seeds—wheat grass seed, beardless wheat seed, sorghum sudan grass seed, soybean seed, and cotton seed—rather than barley seed specifically. The code appears to be misapplied to seed procurement opportunities that span multiple crop varieties. State and local issuing bodies soliciting under this code include municipalities (the City of Lubbock, Texas), state correctional and agricultural agencies (Georgia Correctional Industries, the Commonwealth of Kentucky Department of Corrections), and county governments (DeKalb County, Georgia). Notably, one of the three recent opportunities tagged to this code—DeKalb County's ITB for reconstruction of the DeKalb Tennis Center—is unrelated to seed procurement and represents a scope mismatch rather than legitimate activity under the commodity classification.

Recent activity is concentrated in Texas and the Southeast. The City of Lubbock issued multiple RFQs for seed in early and mid-2026, including sorghum sudan grass seed (45,000 pounds, due April 1, 2026) and individual quotes for Jose Wheat Grass Seed and Beardless Wheat Seed VNS (both due July 16, 2026). Georgia Correctional Industries procured cotton seed from Triangle Chemical Company at $57,994.00 under solicitation GCI0001091 (posted March 19, 2026, awarded March 31, 2026), with delivery to Rogers Farm Service in Reidsville, Georgia. The Commonwealth of Kentucky Finance and Administration Cabinet issued RFB 758 2600000421 for soybean seed varieties (500 bags each of three Pioneer hybrids, bid closing March 13, 2026) for the Western Kentucky Correctional Complex Farm, with Kentucky resident and nonprofit set-asides offering preferences equal to 20 percent and 15 percent of maximum points. The procurement pattern suggests primarily agricultural operations at state correctional facilities and municipal grounds maintenance, with F.O.B. Destination delivery and competitive bidding on fixed quantities as standard terms.