UNSPSC 10152000: Tree and shrub seeds and cuttings

UNSPSC 10152000 Tree and shrub seeds and cuttings, a Class code, covers tree procurement, planting installation, and maintenance services that state and local governments are sourcing actively across multiple service models—from raw materials and pre-qualified contractor lists through turnkey planting and multi-year landscape establishment contracts. Recent solicitations show that purchasing offices source trees in multiple container sizes (30-gallon through 65-gallon for mature stock, 3-gallon through 30-gallon for younger trees, and bare-root seedlings), specify species composition and caliper requirements tied to local forestry goals, and increasingly pair tree supply with site preparation, installation labor, post-planting warranty, and maintenance obligations including survival guarantees and invasive species control. State and local buyers include city parks and recreation departments, county environmental and transportation agencies, transit authorities, regional purchasing cooperatives, and special-purpose districts focused on urban forestry, stream restoration, and climate resilience initiatives. Issuing bodies range from small towns managing single park sites to major cities and state departments coordinating citywide canopy expansion; repeat buyers include the City of Atlanta (two concurrent solicitations for community-based forestry with 6,000 trees and volunteer engagement components), the Maryland Environmental Service (multiple tree-planting contracts across the Baltimore metro area), and county parks systems in Georgia, Arkansas, and Florida pursuing federal climate grant funding and local environmental objectives.

Activity concentrates in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic regions, with recent solicitations from Georgia (Atlanta), Maryland (Baltimore), Arkansas (Little Rock), Florida (Orange Park, Tempe area), and Massachusetts, complemented by active procurement in California and the upper Midwest. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Pittsburgh's pre-qualified master agreement (PQMA) for tree planting across parks and rights-of-way with species-composition requirements and three-year maintenance (response deadline March 31, 2030); the Maryland Environmental Service's RFP for procurement, planting, and maintenance of up to 800 trees in the Baltimore metro area under a Climate Pollution Reduction Grant with a 10 percent MBE goal (due July 16, 2026); the City of Atlanta's solicitation for community-based forestry encompassing 6,000 trees across two planting seasons, 5,000 tree prunings, and comprehensive volunteer education programming (SOQ due June 17, 2026, followed by IFB closing June 29); and the City of Little Rock's ITB for approximately 7,550 trees and saplings at Reservoir and Murray Park with mandatory pre-bid meetings and one-year post-planting survival guarantees of 90 percent (bids due June 10, 2026). Procurements commonly include prevailing wage requirements, federal compliance (Davis-Bacon, DBRA, climate grant reporting), set-asides for MBE, SBE, and DVBE participation, mandatory site visits or pre-bid conferences, and performance metrics tied to tree survival rates and community engagement delivery.