UNSPSC 10191500: Pesticides or pest repellents

UNSPSC 10191500 Pesticides or pest repellents, a Class code, covers specialized pest management chemicals and comprehensive pest control services that state and local governments procure for agricultural monitoring, facility management, mosquito control, right-of-way vegetation management, and infrastructure protection. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers acquiring liquid pheromone compounds (Cuelure and Methyl Eugenol), larvicidal oils, herbicides with insecticide formulations, aerial and ground-based pest application services, and integrated pest management across diverse facility types. Issuing bodies span state departments of agriculture and transportation, county governments, municipalities, college districts, housing authorities, and special-purpose mosquito control districts. State of California, Florida Department of Transportation, Florida counties (Hillsborough, Orange, Pinellas, Jefferson), and Massachusetts housing authorities are recent active buyers. Valencia College in Florida, the Arlington Housing Authority in Massachusetts, and Pasco County in Florida have issued multiple solicitations under or closely related to this code in the past six months.

Geographic concentration appears heaviest in California and Florida, with secondary activity in Texas, Massachusetts, Kentucky, Connecticut, and Washington. Representative recent opportunities include California Department of Food and Agriculture's IFB 26-0027 for Asian Citrus Psyllid treatment in Kings and Tulare Counties (bids due June 24, 2026, with mandatory 3% DVBE participation); Florida Department of Transportation District Five's ITB for right-of-way pesticide application across nine counties covering approximately 400 acres at a $150,000 budgetary ceiling (bids due October 6, 2026); Valencia College's ITB 2026-04 for college-wide pest control services across eleven locations totaling 2.6 million square feet with three-year initial term and options to extend to five years (three vendors bid: PowerX at $88,749.84, ABC Home & Commercial Services at $18,300.00, and Truly Nolen of America at $65,400.00); and Pinellas County's ITQ 26-0443 for aerial larvicide application services on an estimated 4,000-acre annual basis with estimated annual value of $400,000. Bid qualification requirements typically mandate state pesticide applicator licensing, proof of insurance (often $1 million to $5 million limits depending on scope), and compliance with EPA, FDA, and USDA product approvals. Contract terms run one to three years with optional renewals; pricing is commonly unit-based (per acre, per gallon, per month) with fixed-price or CPI-indexed escalation provisions.