UNSPSC 10161507: Rhododendron shrubs

UNSPSC 10161507 Rhododendron shrubs is a Commodity code that frames landscape planting and grounds maintenance work, though recent state and local solicitations show the code applying more broadly to shrub supply and installation across ornamental garden and facility grounds projects. State and local governments solicit shrub procurement typically as part of larger landscape maintenance or capital improvement contracts, combining material supply with labor-intensive installation and ongoing grounds care. Issuing bodies include county governments (Fulton County, Georgia; Pasco County, Florida; DeKalb County, Georgia), school districts (Illinois School for the Deaf; Hillsborough County Public Schools), and municipalities (City of Arlington, Texas). State agencies, counties, and school districts appear as repeat buyers, with emphasis on both quarterly maintenance of established landscapes and periodic capital construction or renovation of grounds and median corridors.

Recent activity concentrates in the Southeast, particularly Georgia and Florida. Fulton County, Georgia is soliciting landscape maintenance services for the South Fulton Maintenance and Operational Demonstration Garden under ITB 26ITB1652296A-KM, with bids due November 30, 2026, requiring a Georgia-licensed Landscape Architect on staff and covering quarterly maintenance of pollinator and rain gardens including shrub pruning, mulch application, and integrated pest management. Pasco County, Florida is seeking bids for median landscape and irrigation construction Phase II spanning approximately 9 miles along Little Road under IFB IFBKM27004, with bids due October 6, 2026. Illinois School for the Deaf, a state agency, posted an ITB on May 6, 2026 for supply and installation of 200 mature shrubs (Everlow Yew, Birds Nest Spruce, Green Gem Boxwood, and Baby Gem varieties) with completion required by June 30, 2026. Hillsborough County Public Schools in Florida solicited landscape and irrigation installation, maintenance, and repair services under ITB 26246ITBMST with a due date of August 5, 2026, and Addendum 1 issued July 21, 2026. The City of Arlington, Texas requested proposals for monthly grounds maintenance of city-owned properties under solicitation 270016 with proposals due October 1, 2026.