UNSPSC 10151924: Carnation seed or seedling

Seed of herbaceous plant in the family Caryophyllaceae, widespread in the Mediterranean regions. Its flowers are showy.

UNSPSC 10151924 Carnation seed or seedling is a Commodity code covering seed procurement by state and local environmental, forestry, and wildlife agencies. Recent state and local solicitations under this code show activity in native prairie seed supply, with agencies buying packaged seed inventory on a blanket-contract basis with as-needed ordering. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has posted multiple IFBs for native prairie seed species (Big Bluestem, Little Bluestem, Switchgrass, Indian Grass, Purple Prairie Clover, and forbs) in anticipated annual quantities ranging from 1 to 200 pounds per species, with unit pricing quoted on a FOB destination basis and all shipping and handling included. Seed must be packaged in bags not exceeding fifty pounds, delivered within fourteen working days of order placement, and maintained for viability. Texas A&M Forest Service has also issued an IFB for East Texas Seeds. A Wisconsin procurement by Dane County in conjunction with Mattoon Village focused on a surplus seed sale for cream gentian, with eight lots tested and documented by the Wisconsin Crop Improvement Association, though this activity falls outside the core carnation-seed scope implied by the code name.

Recent activity centers in Texas, where the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is the primary repeat buyer. The TPWD blanket contract for native prairie seeds (IFB 8022777954R, bids due September 15, 2026, contract term September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2027 with optional twelve-month extension) covers fifty native grass and forb species with best-value evaluation considering lowest price, ability and qualifications, delivery schedule, past performance, and life cycle costs; the agency reserves the right to award single or multiple contracts and permits price escalation upon renewal tied to the Producer Price Index. A parallel TPWD solicitation (IFB 8022777954, due August 12, 2026) covered similar scope. Texas A&M Forest Service issued IFB27005 for East Texas Seeds with bids due October 30, 2026, though the full scope of goods and quantities remain undisclosed. The Dane County cream gentian surplus seed sale (RFB 2026RFB043PR, due June 2, 2026) represented a one-time disposition of inventory rather than an ongoing procurement pattern. The code shows narrow recent activity concentrated in Texas natural-resource agencies rather than broad-based state and local use.