UNSPSC 10151708: Pasture seeds

Plant high-quality food crops for grazing pasture animals. Pasture Grasses can be used to feed livestock in-season, and when harvested and stored as green silage and hay. Use these high-quality, non-GMO feed seeds in your rotational grazing plans, or as ground covers on unused fields.

UNSPSC 10151708 Pasture seeds (Commodity) covers native prairie seed mixes and grass seed varieties for habitat restoration, public housing area landscaping, and municipal grounds maintenance. State and local governments procure this code primarily for ecological restoration projects and grounds upkeep, with vendors supplying specified seed species by botanical and common name, seeding rates in pounds per acre and pure live seed (PLS) weights, germination and purity data, and pricing structured per pound or ounce of PLS. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources has issued the bulk of recent activity, procuring native prairie seed mixes for habitat and public housing authority projects; the City of Lubbock has solicited wheat grass seed varieties for municipal use. Issuing bodies include state environmental agencies and municipal public works or parks departments.

Recent activity is concentrated in Illinois and Texas. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources posted three native prairie seed solicitations in early October 2026 — for the Purdueville Public Housing Authority across Ford County and Champaign County and for the Sibley Prairie Habitat Area project, all with October 8, 2026 response dates under the Illinois Standard Terms and Conditions for General Services. The Sibley PHA contract carried an estimated value of $43,399 and required hulled purple coneflower and pale purple coneflower varieties. The City of Lubbock posted two separate RFQ notices in July 2026 for Jose Wheat Grass Seed and Beardless Wheat Seed VNS, both due July 16, 2026, with minimal specification detail. Illinois procurement requires $1 million per occurrence / $2 million annual aggregate general commercial liability insurance, workers' compensation insurance, prevailing wage compliance where applicable, and prior written approval for all subcontractors; invoices are due by July 31 for work through June 30. One opportunity tagged under this code — DeKalb County's DeKalb Tennis Center reconstruction ITB — covers IT and low-voltage infrastructure and does not reflect pasture seed procurement.