UNSPSC 10151616: Teff seed

An annual grass, a species of lovegrass native to the northern Ethiopian Highlands of East (Horn of) Africa. It is high in dietary fibre and iron and provides protein and calcium. It is similar to millet and quinoa in cooking, but the seed is much smaller and cooks faster, thus using less fuel.

UNSPSC 10151616 Teff seed is a Commodity code under which state and local governments procure agricultural seeds for farm operations and landscaping projects. The recent opportunities show significant mismatch with the code's nominal scope — only one of five posted solicitations actually names teff seed, while the others cover wheat grass seed, cotton seed, sorghum sudan grass seed, and soybean seed, suggesting that state and local procurement offices are broadly tagging seed acquisitions under this code regardless of the specific variety. The issuing bodies include correctional systems (Georgia Correctional Industries, Kentucky Department of Corrections), municipal parks departments (City of Lubbock), and regional county authorities (DeKalb County), with one of the posted opportunities for IT infrastructure reconstruction at a tennis facility appearing entirely unrelated to seed procurement. The actual work being bought is seed supply for correctional farms, municipal grounds maintenance, and landscaping — measured in bulk quantities (45,000 pounds of sorghum sudan grass seed from Lubbock; 1,500 bags of soybean seed from Kentucky), with F.O.B. Destination freight-prepaid delivery and quality specifications such as germination rates and noxious-weed-free certification.

Geographically, recent activity clusters in Texas (City of Lubbock, multiple RFQs in July and March 2026), Georgia (Georgia Correctional Industries in March 2026), and Kentucky (Commonwealth of Kentucky Department of Corrections, March 2026). The City of Lubbock appears as a repeat buyer, posting separate RFQs for Jose Wheat Grass Seed (due July 16, 2026), Beardless Wheat Seed VNS (due July 16, 2026), and Sorghum Sudan Grass Seed (due April 1, 2026). Georgia Correctional Industries awarded a cotton seed contract to Triangle Chemical Company for $57,994.00 with delivery to Rogers Farm Service in Reidsville, Georgia (March 31, 2026 award). Kentucky's Commonwealth Finance and Administration Cabinet issued a Request for Bid for 1,500 bags of soybean seed varieties for Western Kentucky Correctional Complex Farm (due March 13, 2026), structured as a Master Agreement with one-year initial term and four optional two-year renewals, offering 20 percent and 15 percent preferences for Kentucky-based bidders and qualified nonprofits. The code shows moderate but scattered activity concentrated among correctional system procurements and municipal landscape-maintenance seed buys.