UNSPSC 10161517: Quinoa tree

Type of tree known as quinoa tree

UNSPSC 10161517 Quinoa tree, a Commodity code, does not reflect the actual work state and local governments are buying under this classification. Recent solicitations tagged with this code cover street tree purchasing, planting, and maintenance across multiple species and locations — primarily ornamental and native tree species for urban forestry, park restoration, and rights-of-way beautification, not quinoa cultivation. The code shows substantial misalignment with procurement activity.

State and local issuing bodies soliciting tree-related work include municipal parks and recreation departments, county commissioners and purchasing divisions, city arborist and landscape operations groups, school districts, state natural resources agencies, and regional authorities. Cities of Jackson Michigan, Charlotte North Carolina, Savannah Georgia, and Arlington Texas; Collier County Florida; Hillsborough County Florida; Harris County Texas; Gwinnett County Georgia; and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources appear multiple times in recent activity, reflecting distributed demand across utilities, parks, transportation, and environmental restoration programs. Geographic activity spans Michigan (street tree planting and native seedling sourcing), Florida (roadside and park plantings, landscaping maintenance), Georgia (tree preservation and reconstruction projects), Texas (medians, gateway signage, grounds maintenance), North Carolina (neighborhood tree planting and landscape installations), Wisconsin (fall tree planting), Maryland (urban forestry under climate grants), and other states. Representative solicitations include the City of Jackson ENG 25-04C Street Tree Purchase & Planting (RFQ/IFB, due September 30, 2026) for furnishing, delivering, planting, and maintaining approximately 200 street trees across 15 species with unit pricing on specified caliper sizes and one-year establishment maintenance; Michigan Department of Natural Resources RFP 26-2354 for custom-grown containerized conifer and hardwood seedlings and seed upgrade services (proposals due August 17, 2026) spanning high-volume red pine and jack pine production with delivery to four field offices; Hillsborough County ITB 26-00257 for tree replanting of scenic roads across eight county thoroughfares totaling approximately 34,984 linear feet of median areas with six-month establishment and 12-month warranty periods, estimated at $742,380 (bids due May 26, 2026); and Collier County Quick Quote QQ2026148 for furnishing and installing trees and palms within Pelican Bay services area on a unit-price basis (responses due September 28, 2026). Contracts routinely include Davis-Bacon Act compliance, prevailing wage requirements, performance and payment bonds, liquidated damages for non-completion, one-year establishment-period maintenance at contractor expense, and warranty periods ranging from 90 days to two years with replacement obligations for dead or unhealthy stock. Evaluation commonly weights price at 20–30 percent alongside corporate accountability, workplace safety, workforce development, social equity, and professional experience. Several jurisdictions (Cities of Savannah, Jackson, and others) impose local-vendor set-asides, MBE participation goals, or require GDBE subcontracting thresholds. Work is performed across municipal rights-of-way, park grounds, airport facilities, school district campuses, and state natural resources sites, with response dates concentrated from May through October 2026.