UNSPSC 10151610: Rye seeds

UNSPSC 10151610 Rye seeds is a Commodity code capturing native prairie seed mixes and grass seed varieties that state and local governments procure for habitat restoration, public housing grounds maintenance, and municipal landscaping projects. Recent solicitations show the Illinois Department of Natural Resources issuing multiple RFPs for comprehensive native prairie seed mixes containing 27 species — including warm-season grasses, legumes, and wildflowers with specified seeding rates in pounds per acre of Pure Live Seed — for public housing authority properties and prairie habitat areas across Illinois counties. The City of Lubbock has also solicited individual grass seed varieties including Jose Wheat Grass Seed and Beardless Wheat Seed VNS. Vendors must typically calculate total seed requirements based on acreage and application rates, submit pricing per pound and per ounce of PLS, maintain general commercial liability insurance at $1 million per occurrence with $2 million annual aggregate, secure prior written approval for subcontractors, and comply with prevailing wage requirements where applicable. Illinois state contracts are governed by the State of Illinois Standard Terms and Conditions for General Services, with a $15 Minority Contractor Initiative fee for contracts of $1,000 or more and three-year record retention (five years if federal funds are used).

Illinois Department of Natural Resources represents the dominant recent buyer, posting three RFPs on October 1, 2026, all due October 8, 2026 — for prairie seed mixes totaling approximately 75 acres for Purdueville PHA in Ford County (Solicitation 27422DNRRESCOB54352), Champaign County (Solicitation 27422DNRRESCOB54349), and 70 acres for Sibley PHA with an estimated contract value of $43,399 (Solicitation 27422DNRRESCOB54344). The City of Lubbock posted two RFQs on July 2, 2026, both due July 16, 2026, for Jose Wheat Grass Seed and Beardless Wheat Seed VNS. Activity is concentrated in Illinois, with secondary activity in Texas. One unrelated opportunity — DeKalb County's ITB for reconstruction of a tennis center involving IT and low-voltage infrastructure — was tagged under this code but does not reflect actual rye or grass seed procurement.