UNSPSC 10151611: Sorghum seeds

UNSPSC 10151611 Sorghum seeds is a Commodity code that covers seed procurement for agricultural operations managed or contracted by state and local government entities, including correctional facilities, municipal parks departments, and other public agencies with farm or landscaping operations. The recent solicitations under this code show state and local buyers purchasing agricultural seeds—sorghum, wheat, cotton, and soybeans—for planting on public lands and at correctional-industry farms. Issuing bodies include city procurement offices (the City of Lubbock), state correctional agencies (Georgia Correctional Industries, Kentucky Department of Corrections), and county government entities. The work is straightforward commodity procurement: vendors quote seed varieties meeting specified germination rates and purity standards, deliver in bulk bags to designated locations, and accept standard payment terms and F.O.B. Destination freight-prepaid pricing.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Kentucky. The City of Lubbock has posted multiple quotes in July 2026 for wheat grass seed varieties and in March 2026 for 45,000 pounds of sorghum sudan grass seed with an April 16 delivery deadline (RFQ QQ2619537SRSORGHUMSUDANGRASSSEED, due April 1, 2026). Georgia Correctional Industries awarded a cotton seed contract to Triangle Chemical Company for $57,994.00 on March 31, 2026, following an IFB posted March 19, 2026 (solicitation GCI0001091). The Commonwealth of Kentucky Finance and Administration Cabinet issued an RFB for soybean seed (500 bags each of three varieties) for Western Kentucky Correctional Complex Farm with a bid deadline of March 13, 2026, structured as a best-value procurement with Kentucky resident preferences worth up to 20 percent and reciprocal set-asides for in-state suppliers and qualified nonprofit agencies. Vendors must carry commercial general liability insurance with minimum limits of $1,000,000 per occurrence and register in the Kentucky Vendor Self Service system before submission.