UNSPSC 10151611: Sorghum seeds

UNSPSC 10151611 Sorghum seeds, a Commodity code, captures state and local procurement of native prairie seed mixes and warm-season grass seeds for habitat restoration, public housing grounds, and municipal landscaping projects. Recent solicitations show state and local governments purchasing mixed prairie seed species by specifications that include botanical and common names, germination rates, purity percentages, and pure live seed (PLS) application rates in pounds and ounces per acre. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources has emerged as a repeat buyer, issuing multiple RFP notices in October 2026 for native prairie seed mixes serving public housing authorities and habitat areas. The code also encompasses individual grass seed varieties — Jose Wheat Grass Seed and Beardless Wheat Seed VNS — procured via RFQ by municipal parks and grounds departments. State agencies and cities issue under this code; the source does not show school districts, counties, or transit authorities as active buyers at this commodity level.

Illinois dominates recent activity, with three Department of Natural Resources solicitations posted October 1, 2026 for prairie seed mixes in Ford County, Champaign County, and Sibley, all due October 8, 2026. The Sibley PHA project carries an estimated contract value of $43,399 and covers 70 acres with a 27-species native prairie mix; the two Purdueville projects span 75 acres in Ford County and an unspecified acreage in Champaign County, both requiring 27 native species with specified seeding rates and pricing by pound and ounce of PLS. The City of Lubbock, Texas, issued RFQs in July 2026 for Jose Wheat Grass Seed and Beardless Wheat Seed VNS, with minimal scope detail in the source. One unrelated opportunity — a DeKalb County, Georgia ITB for tennis center IT infrastructure — carries the UNSPSC code but reflects misclassification; sorghum seeds and IT systems procurement do not overlap. Illinois and Texas show current activity; other states and regions do not appear in the recent record.