UNSPSC 10151927: Macraea seeds or cuttings

Seed of a plant of the Asteraceae family. It comes from South America and has a cosmopolitan distribution. Also known as: The chipaca, masiquia or cadillo, 1 Bidens pilosa.

UNSPSC 10151927 Macraea seeds or cuttings is a Commodity code under which state and local governments procure native and specialty plant seeds for landscape restoration, habitat management, and environmental conservation projects. Recent solicitations show active procurement of native prairie grass and forb species, including Big Bluestem, Switchgrass, Indian Grass, Purple Prairie Clover, and other native species packaged in bags not exceeding fifty pounds for delivery to designated regional offices or project sites. The issuing bodies are primarily state-level natural resource and environmental agencies — specifically the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and Texas A&M Forest Service — supplemented by county-level purchasing for surplus seed inventory disposition. These buyers source seeds on blanket contracts with as-needed ordering and no guaranteed minimum or maximum annual quantities, with unit prices quoted on a Free on Board destination basis and delivery required within fourteen working days of order placement.

Recent procurement activity concentrates in Texas, where the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department issued multiple IFBs for native prairie seed blanket contracts running September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2027 with optional twelve-month extensions (Solicitation 8022777954R, bids due September 15, 2026; Solicitation 8022777954, bids due August 12, 2026), each covering approximately 39 to 50 native grass and forb species. Texas A&M Forest Service posted IFB-27-005 for East Texas Seeds with bids due October 30, 2026, though the scope was not disclosed in available materials. Dane County, Wisconsin conducted a surplus cream gentian seed sale (Solicitation 2026RFB043PR, bids due June 2, 2026) offering eight pre-tested seed lots; the Wisconsin source material notes testing results but does not characterize this as a recurring procurement pattern. Contracts typically reserve award discretion based on lowest price, ability and qualifications, delivery schedule, past performance, and life cycle costs, with bid responses binding for sixty business days.