UNSPSC 10152302: Soya seeds or seedlings

UNSPSC 10152302 Soya seeds or seedlings is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local activity under this designation does not involve soya procurement. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, which dominates the recent record, has posted two separate seed solicitations—one for green bean seeds (IFB IW251789, due June 18, 2026) and another for fall vegetable seed crop varieties (IFB IW252545, due June 9, 2026)—neither of which is soya-specific. The code appears to be misapplied to a broader agricultural procurement category covering vegetable seeds for institutional food service operations. State and local governments use this code tier, when correctly tagged, to procure seed stock for prison farm operations, institutional gardens, or other correctional-system agricultural programs. The TDCJ Procurement Portal, accessible through the Bonfire Hub platform, is the submission channel; vendors must register through the Euna Procurement website to bid.

Recent activity is confined to Texas, with all three opportunities posted by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice in a narrow window from May through June 2026. The DeKalb County, Georgia opportunity (ITB 2026-076-ITB for tennis center reconstruction, due July 13, 2026) is unrelated to seed procurement and does not represent relevant activity under this code. Prospective vendors should expect TDCJ to post seed solicitations on an as-needed basis through its Procurement Portal; contact points include Catherine Cain (Catherine.Cain@tdcj.texas.gov) for IW251789 and Carolyn Dahlen (Carolyn.dahlen@tdcj.texas.gov) for IW252545. The solicitation documents do not disclose contract values, quantities, or incumbent vendors, requiring bidders to consult the full specification documents posted on the portal.