UNSPSC 10151617: Sugar cane seed or cutting

Sugarcane is a tropical grass that requires a large amount of water to grow. It is a giant grass related to sorghum and maize. It has a solid stem 2-5 feet high with 5 or 6 cm. in diameter

UNSPSC 10151617 Sugar cane seed or cutting is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local activity under it reflects procurement of native prairie seed mixes rather than sugar cane seed. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources has posted three requests for native prairie seed mixes in October 2026 — for habitat restoration at the Purdueville Public Housing Authority in Ford County and Champaign County, and at the Sibley Prairie Habitat Area — each specifying a mix of warm-season grasses, legumes, and wildflowers with defined seeding rates in pounds per acre of Pure Live Seed. The work being solicited includes cost calculation based on application rates, compliance with Illinois prevailing wage and insurance requirements (including $1 million per occurrence general liability), subcontractor approval procedures, and record retention for three to five years. The Sibley project carries an estimated contract value of $43,399. State and local procurement under this code appears concentrated among state natural resources departments and municipal purchasing offices pursuing habitat restoration rather than agricultural seed supply.

Illinois Department of Natural Resources dominates recent activity, with three solicitations posted October 1, 2026, all due October 8, 2026 — the Purdueville Ford County project (solicitation 27422DNRRESCOB54352) covering 75 acres with 27 specified native species, the Purdueville Champaign County project (27422DNRRESCOB54349) with similar scope, and the Sibley PHA project (27422DNRRESCOB54344) covering 70 acres with an estimated value of $43,399. The City of Lubbock posted quote requests in July 2026 for Jose Wheat Grass Seed and Beardless Wheat Seed VNS (due July 16, 2026), representing procurement of commodity grass seed outside the prairie-restoration scope dominant in Illinois. A June 2026 DeKalb County ITB for tennis-center reconstruction tagged to this UNSPSC reflects misclassification and is not relevant to seed procurement. Geographic concentration appears limited to Illinois and Texas, with the Illinois opportunities significantly more detailed and larger in scope.