UNSPSC 10161833: Spearmint plant

Plant that belongs to the Labiatae family. It grows easily in damp and shady areas. It has the same components as peppermint and is used as a condiment. Also used medicinally, it is a stimulant, astringent and digestive. Also known as Sandalwood.

UNSPSC 10161833 Spearmint plant, a Commodity code, does not align with recent state and local solicitation activity. While the code nominally covers individual plant species, the recent opportunities posted under or near this code involve landscape and grounds services—procurement of mixed plant materials (annuals, shrubs, trees, plugs, sod), herbicide application, invasive species removal, and educational supplies—rather than spearmint as a discrete commodity. The issuing bodies span municipal and county governments (Altamonte Springs, Hillsborough County, and Collier County in Florida; Fairburn and DeKalb County in Georgia) and a regional education cooperative in Texas, suggesting a mix of municipal parks and grounds departments, county environmental services divisions, and school procurement vehicles. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Altamonte Springs' ITB 26-085-KY, an IFB for landscaping plants and products including annuals, potted plants, plugs, grass seeds, and trees on an as-needed basis with bids due July 29, 2026; Hillsborough County's ITB2600339 for herbicide spraying and planting services to control invasive species across mitigation sites, with an estimated project value of $544,532.50 and bids due August 3, 2026; and Collier County's ITB 26-8667 for plants, trees, and shrubs comprising 78 line items of ornamental plant materials and sod, with approximate annual historical expenditures of $300,000 and bids due July 8, 2026.

The geographic concentration of recent activity appears strongest in Florida (Altamonte Springs, Hillsborough County, and Collier County, along with Monroe County for invasive exotic plant removal) and Georgia (Fairburn and DeKalb County), with a single cooperative procurement originating from Texas. These solicitations reveal that state and local governments buy plant materials and vegetation management services at volume through term contracts with as-needed, when-needed purchasing, delivery within 10–30 days to specified locations, tiered insurance requirements (generally $500,000 to $1 million per occurrence for general liability and commercial auto), and competitive sealed bid or RFP processes. The contracts typically award to the lowest responsive bidder, allow multiple awards by line item or service area, and include one to five renewal option years. Vendors face compliance requirements including Florida Sunbiz registration, E-Verify enrollment, notarized affidavits, commercial applicator licenses (for herbicide work), and procurement-system account registration, yet the code itself shows little alignment with the solicitations' actual scope—these are grounds maintenance and vegetation control services, not commodity plant purchases.