UNSPSC 10161656: Loche pumpkin plant

A creeping and annual climbing plant of the Cucurbitaceae family that is native to Central and South America. It is used in cooking. Common names: Pumpkins, squash, zucchini, anco squash, butternut, coreanito.

UNSPSC 10161656 Loche pumpkin plant (Commodity) shows minimal relevance to recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally covers a single plant species, yet the three recent opportunities tagged under it involve landscape and irrigation construction, nursery plant supply contracts spanning multiple species and product categories, and IT infrastructure installation — work that falls outside the scope of sourcing pumpkin plants specifically. The Pasco County Board of County Commissioners' median landscape and irrigation construction project (IFB IFBKM27004, due October 6, 2026) and the City of Altamonte Springs' nursery plants and products re-bid (ITB 26085KY, due July 29, 2026) represent general landscaping procurement rather than pumpkin-plant sourcing; the DeKalb County tennis center reconstruction (ITB 2026-076-ITB, due July 13, 2026) involves IT and low-voltage infrastructure installation with no landscaping component at all.

State and local governments do not appear to solicit pumpkin plants as a distinct commodity through formal RFP, RFQ, IFB, or ITB channels with any regularity. The code's recent activity record reflects tagging mismatches rather than active demand. Pumpkin-plant sourcing, if pursued by municipalities, school districts, or county parks departments, likely occurs through informal purchasing, standing nursery relationships, or cooperative purchasing agreements rather than competitive solicitation. This code does not signal a pursue opportunity for vendors focused on state and local procurement under formal contract vehicles.