UNSPSC 10161802: Ivies

UNSPSC 10161802 Ivies (Commodity) covers the supply and installation of ornamental plants and landscaping materials for state and local government beautification, right-of-way maintenance, and habitat restoration projects. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers purchasing live plants in container sizes ranging from 2-inch liners to 25-gallon pots, native coastal dune species, groundcover and shrub plantings, decorative rock and mulch, and associated landscape installation services including site preparation, planting, temporary or permanent irrigation, and post-installation maintenance or warranty periods. Counties, municipalities, and special-purpose districts issue the majority of opportunities under this code; repeat buyers include Collier County, Florida (which has posted multiple plant-supply and landscape-installation ITBs and Quick Quotes within recent months) and smaller cities including McKinney, Texas and Fairburn, Georgia.

Recent activity concentrates in Florida and Texas, with secondary activity in Georgia. Representative recent opportunities include Collier County's ITB for plants, trees, and shrubs for Pelican Bay Services (due July 8, 2026, with unit pricing for 78 line items of ornamental plants and native species, historical annual spend near $300,000, three-year term with two one-year renewal options, and award on a line-item basis to multiple responsive and responsible bidders); the City of Fairburn's IFB for landscape enhancements within roadway medians (due June 16, 2026, with 120-day contract term, lump-sum award, and one-year plant warranty); and Collier County's Quick Quote for Pelican Bay Bay Colony Dune Plantings coastal restoration (due March 13, 2026, scope of approximately 56,250 native dune plants, treated wood posts, rope, and signage across 4,500 linear feet of dune). Monroe County, Florida's RFP for invasive exotic plant removal at Marathon International Airport (due July 7, 2026, maximum contract value $300,000, three-phase scope with maintenance treatments through December 31, 2028) represents habitat-restoration work also tagged under the code. Collier County routinely requires 5% bid bonds and performance bonds at 100% of award amount for contracts exceeding $200,000, commercial general liability of $1,000,000 per occurrence, and compliance with Florida Department of Agriculture standards for plant sourcing and delivery FOB destination.