UNSPSC 10161508: Tea shrubs

UNSPSC 10161508 Tea shrubs is a Commodity code that shows a material mismatch between its nominal scope and actual state and local procurement activity. The recent opportunities tagged under this code do not involve tea shrubs or horticultural plant materials for resale or propagation. Instead, they span landscape construction, irrigation installation, grounds maintenance, holiday décor procurement, and IT infrastructure — none of which falls within the tea plant commodity space. The most visible activity involves landscape and irrigation services solicited by Hillsborough County Public Schools (HCPS) in Florida and Pasco County Board of County Commissioners in Florida, plus grounds maintenance by the City of Arlington, Texas. A holiday wreaths procurement by the City of Philadelphia and a tennis center reconstruction by DeKalb County in Georgia also carry the code tag, further confirming that the code is being used to label general capital or service work rather than tea plant commodities.

The geographic concentration of recent activity spans Florida (two major opportunities), Texas, Pennsylvania, and Georgia, with no discernible pattern of repeat state or regional buyers under this code. The most concrete recent solicitations are Hillsborough County Public Schools' ITB 26246ITBMST for landscape and irrigation installation, maintenance, and repair with proposals due August 5, 2026 (posted September 28, 2026, with Addendum 1 issued July 21, 2026); the City of Arlington, Texas' RFP 270016 for annual grounds mowing and maintenance with proposals due October 1, 2026 (posted September 3, 2026); and Pasco County Board of County Commissioners' IFB IFBKM27004 for median landscape and irrigation construction on Little Road with bids due October 6, 2026 (posted September 2, 2026). The code shows little relevant recent activity for actual tea shrub procurement and does not support a viable market position within the stated commodity scope.