UNSPSC 10152303: Cow pea seeds or seedlings

Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) is cultivated widely in the tropics and has multipurpose uses: as food for human beings, fodder for livestock and atmospheric nitrogen fixers. Cowpea grains rich in protein are consumed in different forms in several parts of the tropics.

UNSPSC 10152303 Cow pea seeds or seedlings, a Commodity code, shows minimal recent state and local procurement activity aligned with its nominal scope. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources has issued three related solicitations since October 1, 2026, all for native prairie seed mixes — not cow peas — covering 70–75 acres across multiple public housing authority sites in Ford County, Champaign County, and Sibley, Illinois. Each solicitation specifies a botanical mix of warm-season grasses (Canada wildrye, Little Bluestem, Sideoats grama, Virginia wildrye, Western wheat grass) and native forbs and wildflowers (milkweed, asters, coneflowers, blazingstar) with defined seeding rates in pounds per acre of Pure Live Seed. The City of Lubbock, Texas posted two quote requests in July 2026 for Jose Wheat Grass Seed and Beardless Wheat Seed VNS, neither cow pea seeds. One additional posting for DeKalb County tennis center reconstruction (Georgia, June 2026) is unrelated to seed procurement and appears to be a tagging error.

Illinois Department of Natural Resources dominates recent activity under this code, issuing three solicitations with October 8, 2026 response dates (Solicitation Numbers 27422DNRRESCOB54352, 27422DNRRESCOB54349, and 27422DNRRESCOB54344), with the Sibley PHA contract estimated at $43,399. The prairies seed mix solicitations require vendors to calculate total seed requirements based on specified application rates and submit pricing per pound and per ounce of Pure Live Seed; all three impose prevailing wage compliance, $1 million per occurrence / $2 million annual aggregate general commercial liability insurance, and state ownership of work product. The code shows no recent state and local procurement activity for cow pea seeds specifically, suggesting either minimal demand under this commodity line among state and local buyers or systematic tagging misalignment in the underlying opportunities database.