UNSPSC 10170000: Fertilizers and plant nutrients and herbicides

UNSPSC 10170000 Fertilizers and plant nutrients and herbicides, a Family code, encompasses the supply and application of crop inputs—fertilizers, soil amendments, and pest-control products—that state and local governments procure for grounds maintenance, agricultural operations, park management, and facility landscaping. Recent state and local solicitations under this code show procurement ranging from specialized crop fertilizers for correctional-facility farms to broad-based pest-control and weed-management services across multiple municipal parks and athletic facilities.

State and local buyers include county boards of commissioners, state departments of parks and corrections, municipal parks and recreation departments, and special districts managing water and flood-control infrastructure. A notable repeat buyer pattern emerges around parks and recreation departments and corrections departments, with Walton County, Florida and the Commonwealth of Kentucky Department of Corrections appearing as active recent procurers. The Commonwealth of Kentucky Finance and Administration Cabinet (Department of Parks, and Department of Corrections) posted two solicitations in April 2026—RFB 758 2600000539-1 for 38-0-0 Nitroform Fertilizer for state parks and RFB 758 2600000571-1 for crop fertilizer supplies and application services at the Red Cross Correctional Complex—indicating sustained demand within state agricultural and landscaping operations. Geographic activity concentrates in Florida, Kentucky, and Connecticut, with scattered procurement in Colorado, Oregon, and other states where parks departments and correctional facilities manage substantial grounds. Walton County (ITB 26-14, posted April 20, 2026, due April 27, 2026) solicited pest control, weed control, and fertilizing services for ten athletic fields and county parks totaling approximately 64.34 acres under an RFQ structure with unit pricing and a three-year initial term. The Commonwealth of Kentucky (RFB 758 2600000571-1, posted April 16, 2026, due April 30, 2026) requested bulk fertilizer and custom spreader-truck application services across nine state parks totaling 278 acres at 200 pounds per acre of 38-0-0 Nitroform Fertilizer. Both procurements emphasize compliance with state pesticide licensing, applicator certification, performance standards (such as 90 percent weed-free Bermuda turf maintenance at Walton County), and local preference or qualified-bidder set-asides common in state corrections and parks operations.