UNSPSC 10161616: Begonia plant

Plant from the begoniaceae family. Flowers grouped in axillary tops of red, pink and white color.

UNSPSC 10161616 Begonia plant is a Commodity code. State and local governments use it to procure ornamental plants for landscaping, environmental restoration, and grounds maintenance projects. Recent solicitations show that actual buying under this code spans native plant installation for coastal dune stabilization, comprehensive landscaping and irrigation systems along roadway corridors, environmental planting and invasive species removal at wetland and stormwater sites, and routine plant procurement for municipal grounds. The issuing bodies include county governments (DeKalb County, Georgia; Pasco County, Florida; Collier County, Florida; Pinellas County, Florida) and municipal governments (City of Dallas, Texas), with county-level environmental and public works departments accounting for the majority of recent activity.

Activity concentrates in Florida and Texas. Representative recent opportunities include Pasco County's IFB for landscaping and irrigation installation along Ridge Road (C.R. 524) with a response date of April 14, 2026, budgeted at $120,000.00; Collier County's Quick Quote procurement for Pelican Bay Bay Colony Dune Plantings requiring approximately 56,250 native dune plants with a response date of March 13, 2026; Pinellas County's RFP for Environmental Planting, Monitoring, Reporting and Maintenance Services spanning 2025–2030 with a response date of July 29, 2025; and the City of Dallas's Informal Solicitation for plants with a response date of February 3, 2026. Pasco County's solicitation includes local vendor preference provisions for businesses maintaining a physical address in the county and operating there for at least 12 months prior to bid opening, though that preference does not apply to projects involving state or federal funding.