UNSPSC 10151608: Castor oil seeds

UNSPSC 10151608 Castor oil seeds is a Commodity code, yet recent state and local opportunities posted under it center on grass seed, cereal grain seed, and legume seed procurement rather than castor oil seeds specifically. The City of Lubbock, Texas, and Georgia Correctional Industries dominate recent activity, soliciting seed varieties including wheat grass, sorghum sudan grass, soybean, and cotton seed. State and local governments buy seed under this code primarily for agricultural operations, correctional farm programs, and municipal grounds maintenance. Issuing bodies include municipalities (City of Lubbock), state correctional departments (Georgia Correctional Industries, Kentucky Department of Corrections), and regional agencies. The code shows a mismatch between its nominal scope and actual procurement activity — castor oil seeds do not appear in any of the recent opportunities, suggesting either miscoding at the source or limited recent demand for castor oil seed specifically.

The City of Lubbock issued multiple RFQs for seed varieties in July 2026, including Jose Wheat Grass Seed (QQ2519764SR, quotes due July 16, 2026) and Beardless Wheat Seed VNS (QQ2519763SR, quotes due July 16, 2026), as well as an earlier RFQ for 45,000 pounds of Sorghum Sudan Grass Seed (QQ2619537SRSORGHUMSUDANGRASSSEED, quotes due April 1, 2026). Kentucky Finance and Administration Cabinet issued an RFB for soybean seed for the Western Kentucky Correctional Complex Farm on behalf of the Department of Corrections (RFB75826000004212, bids due March 13, 2026), structured as a Master Agreement with multiple renewal periods and offering Kentucky resident bidder preferences of 20 percent and 15 percent of maximum points. Georgia Correctional Industries awarded a contract for cotton seed to Triangle Chemical Company on March 31, 2026, for $57,994.00 (solicitation GCI0001091, bids due March 26, 2026), with F.O.B. Destination delivery to Rogers Farm Service in Reidsville, Georgia. Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Kentucky, with Texas and Georgia showing the highest frequency of solicitations.