UNSPSC 10151608: Castor oil seeds

UNSPSC 10151608 Castor oil seeds is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local activity tagged under it does not involve castor oil seeds at all; instead, the code is capturing native prairie seed mixes and commodity grass seeds for habitat restoration and grounds maintenance. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources posted three RFPs in early October 2026 for prairie seed mixes serving public housing authorities across Ford County, Champaign County, and a Sibley Prairie Habitat Area, with response dates of October 8, 2026 and estimated contract values up to $43,399. These solicitations specify complex native seed compositions—warm-season grasses, forbs, wildflowers, and legumes with defined seeding rates in pounds per acre of pure live seed, with vendors pricing on a per-pound and per-ounce basis. The City of Lubbock posted two RFQs in July 2026 for commodity grass seeds (Jose Wheat Grass Seed and Beardless Wheat Seed VNS) with minimal specification detail. One unrelated opportunity—DeKalb County's reconstruction of a tennis center with IT infrastructure—appears mistagged under this code and has no connection to seed procurement.

Illinois dominates recent activity under this code, driven by the Illinois DNR's prairie restoration program. The state imposes standard terms including prevailing wage compliance where applicable, $1 million per occurrence / $2 million annual aggregate general commercial liability insurance, prior written approval for subcontractors, three-year record retention (five years if federal funds are used), and state ownership of all work product. Texas appears secondarily with Lubbock's grass seed quotes. The code shows little activity outside these two states in the recent opportunities block, and the nominal scope (castor oil seeds) does not align with what is actually being bought.