UNSPSC 10161500: Trees and shrubs

UNSPSC 10161500 Trees and shrubs is a Class code encompassing the supply, planting, maintenance, and removal of trees and shrubs for state and local government property, parks, streetscapes, and rights-of-way. Recent solicitations show two broad categories of work: supply and installation of trees and shrubs for landscaping and restoration projects (seedling propagation, street tree planting, palm tree installation), and active management services (trimming, pruning, removal, stump grinding, and emergency response). State and local issuing bodies across the code include state wildlife agencies, departments of transportation, county parks and facilities boards, municipal public works and planning departments, town parks divisions, special-purpose facilities such as universities and veterans' homes, and independent school districts. The mix reflects distributed purchasing by jurisdictions of varying size—from individual towns and cities to statewide procurement vehicles and multi-county authorities.

Geographic activity spans multiple regions with representative recent opportunities in Utah (State Division of Wildlife Resources custom seedling propagation, Jordanelle Reservoir habitat structures, both quote-based), California (Caltrans tree trimming and removal across eight Sierra foothills counties, two separate IFBs in July and September 2026), Massachusetts (Town of North Andover tree maintenance and street tree planting, Commonwealth IFB for approximately 500 trees), Connecticut (City of Torrington tree trimming and removal, City of Norwalk supply and planting), Florida (Emory L. Bennett State Veterans Nursing Home landscape maintenance, Hillsborough County scenic road replanting at $742,380, Town of Palm Beach palm tree installation), Texas (Harris County supply of various trees, City of Arlington grounds maintenance including mowing and trimming), Georgia (DeKalb County reconstruction project with unrelated IT infrastructure scope), and Maryland (Carroll County Fall 2026 tree planting, limited scope posted). Recent response deadlines cluster in late September and mid-October 2026, with several responses due in May and June 2026 already passed. Prevailing wage requirements, bonds, insurance minimums ($500,000 to $2,000,000 general liability depending on scope), and ISA Arborist Certification or equivalent credentials are standard across most opportunities. Many jurisdictions apply SBE, MBE, WBE, and DVBE participation goals or preferences (Caltrans 25 percent SBE / 5 percent DVBE, Orange County 5–8 percent preference, Springfield Mass. 20 percent MWBE goal, Pittsburgh 18–3 percent good-faith targets). Pricing structures vary—unit cost per tree, crew hours, per-species pricing, or fixed-term annual contracts—with awards typically to lowest responsive and responsible bidder.