UNSPSC 10151609: Maize seeds

UNSPSC 10151609 Maize seeds, a Commodity code, captures state and local procurement of native prairie seed mixes and specialty grass seeds for habitat restoration, erosion control, and landscaping projects. Recent solicitations show state and local governments purchasing comprehensive seed mixes containing multiple native species—grasses, legumes, and wildflowers—with specifications defined by pure live seed (PLS) rates, germination percentages, and botanical purity standards. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources has been the primary recent buyer, soliciting prairie seed mixes for public housing authority habitat projects with detailed species composition requirements and per-pound or per-ounce pricing structures. These contracts typically incorporate state standard terms and conditions, prevailing wage compliance where applicable, and insurance requirements ($1 million per occurrence general commercial liability minimum). The code also includes specialty forage and wheat grass seeds procured by municipalities for grounds maintenance and conservation work.

Activity under this code concentrates in Illinois, where the Department of Natural Resources posted three separate RFPs in October 2026 for prairie seed mixes serving the Purdueville Public Housing Authority (Ford County and Champaign County) and the Sibley Prairie Habitat Area, all with October 8, 2026 response dates; the Sibley contract carried an estimated value of $43,399. The City of Lubbock, Texas, issued quotes in July 2026 for Jose Wheat Grass Seed and Beardless Wheat Seed VNS, though specifications and contract value were not disclosed. One recent posting—DeKalb County's reconstruction of the DeKalb Tennis Center—was tagged to this code but concerns IT and low voltage infrastructure installation and is unrelated to seed procurement. Exclude that opportunity from evaluation under this code.