UNSPSC 10151610: Rye seeds

UNSPSC 10151610 Rye seeds (Commodity) covers seed procurement by state and local jurisdictions, but recent activity under this code shows a mismatch — state and local buyers are soliciting wheat grass seed, sorghum sudan grass seed, soybean seed, and cotton seed rather than rye seed specifically. The actual work being procured is bulk agricultural seed supply for correctional-facility farms, municipal landscaping and grounds maintenance, and related agricultural operations, with quantities ranging from hundreds to tens of thousands of pounds and delivery requirements typically F.O.B. Destination with freight prepaid and allowed.

Recent solicitations come from municipal purchasing offices, state correctional agencies, and state departments of correction. The City of Lubbock, Texas has issued multiple RFQs for grass and forage seeds (Jose Wheat Grass Seed and Sorghum Sudan Grass Seed, both due July 16, 2026 and April 1, 2026 respectively); Georgia Correctional Industries awarded cotton seed supply to Triangle Chemical Company for $57,994.00 under RFQ GCI0001091 in March 2026; and the Commonwealth of Kentucky Department of Corrections issued RFB 758 2600000421 for soybean seed varieties to supply the Western Kentucky Correctional Complex Farm, due March 13, 2026, with a Master Agreement structure and 90-point price weighting in evaluation. Texas, Georgia, and Kentucky show the most recent activity. The code sees light but consistent activity — no recent opportunities explicitly match rye seed procurement, and interested vendors should monitor correctional-agency and municipal grounds-maintenance solicitations rather than expect RFQs tagged to this code to align with the nominal commodity name.