UNSPSC 10161812: Dumbcane plant

Plant of the araceae family, notable for its characteristic clear spots on their leaves.

UNSPSC 10161812 Dumbcane plant is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local opportunities tagged under it do not reflect procurement of dumbcane plants or houseplants of any kind. Instead, the opportunities show purchasing of outdoor landscaping plants, shrubs, native dune vegetation, and general educational supplies—none aligned with the code's nominal scope. Collier County, Florida has posted two opportunities for ornamental and native plants destined for roadway beautification and coastal dune restoration (ITB 26-8667 for 78 line items of containerized plants and shrubs, and Quick Quote QQ2026102 for 56,250 native dune plants including sea oats and dune sunflower); the City of McKinney, Texas and City of Fairburn, Georgia have solicited for interior and median landscaping respectively; Monroe County, Florida sought invasive plant removal services; and Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative in Texas issued a broad educational-supplies catalog-discount vehicle (EDACT2628). The code shows little relevant recent activity aligned with dumbcane plant procurement itself.

The issuing bodies span county procurement offices (Collier County, Monroe County, DeKalb County), municipal governments (City of McKinney, City of Fairburn), regional education cooperatives (Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative), and airport authorities. Geographic activity concentrates in Florida (Collier County, Monroe County) and Texas (McKinney, Region 7), with secondary activity in Georgia (Fairburn, DeKalb County). The Collier County ITB 26-8667, due July 8, 2026, represents the most directly relevant opportunity under the code's intended scope, though it addresses broad nursery stock rather than dumbcane specifically. The mismatch between the code designation and recent procurement activity suggests either systematic miscoding by issuing offices or dormant demand for dumbcane plants in state and local procurement channels at present.