UNSPSC 10161659: Rocoto plant

Plant of the Capsicum genre. Its fruit is used as a spicy condiment in Latin American cooking, especially in Bolivia and Peru, Its color can vary from red, green, orange or yellow and the plant is sold in its natural state in Mexican markets and as a paste or powder in Bolivia and Peru.

UNSPSC 10161659 Rocoto plant is a Commodity code that captures nursery stock and live plant material procurement by state and local government, though the recent solicitation record shows minimal activity directly aligned with this specific plant species and instead reflects a broader pattern of environmental restoration, landscaping, and general plant purchasing across multiple government jurisdictions. State and local buyers under this code range from county environmental and public works departments to municipal parks and recreation divisions and specialized authorities managing coastal or wetland resources. The scope of work includes supply of nursery-grown plant material (often specified to particular grades, sizes, or botanical standards), installation labor, site preparation, and ancillary services such as initial watering, mulching, or hydrogel application; recent opportunities show buyers emphasizing Florida-licensed or native species sourcing, compliance with environmental permitting regimes, and performance warranties on plant establishment.

Geographic activity concentrates in Florida, where three of four representative recent solicitations originated: Pasco County's landscaping and irrigation installation along Ridge Road (IFB KM-26-047, due April 14, 2026, at $120,000 not-to-exceed), Collier County's Pelican Bay Bay Colony dune plantings project (Quick Quote informal procurement, due March 13, 2026, for approximately 56,250 native dune plants), and Pinellas County's five-year environmental planting, monitoring, and maintenance services contract (RFP 250628RFP, originally due July 29, 2025). The City of Dallas issued a general plants purchase solicitation (IFS 215260, due February 3, 2026) with no specific botanical restrictions stated. DeKalb County, Georgia posted an ITB for tennis center reconstruction (2026-076-ITB, due July 13, 2026) that included IT and low-voltage infrastructure work, not plant procurement. No rocoto plant species appears in any of these records; the code shows limited recent state and local demand for this commodity specifically.