UNSPSC 10212802: Live cockscomb orange celosia

Live plant including the root ball of the cockscomb orange variety of celosias

UNSPSC 10212802 Live cockscomb orange celosia is a Commodity code that nominally describes a single ornamental plant species, but state and local procurement activity under this code shows a substantial mismatch with that narrow scope. Recent solicitations tagged to this code encompass broad landscape and environmental restoration projects—dune stabilization, coastal erosion control, wetland mitigation, stormwater pond maintenance, and roadside median landscaping—involving native plant installation, irrigation systems, invasive species removal, and multi-year site monitoring and reporting. The issuing bodies are predominantly Florida counties (DeKalb County, Georgia; Pasco County; Collier County; Pinellas County) and municipalities (City of Dallas, Texas), spanning county-level public works and environmental departments, city procurement offices, and special-purpose divisions such as the Pelican Bay Services Division. The scope of work extends from one-time plant supply and installation contracts to multi-year environmental management and restoration services requiring licensed applicators, wetland ecology expertise, and regulatory permit compliance.

Geographic activity concentrates heavily in Florida, where recent opportunities include Pasco County's Ridge Road landscaping and irrigation project (IFB KM-26-047, due April 14, 2026 at $120,000); Collier County's Pelican Bay Bay Colony Dune Plantings coastal restoration (Quick Quote, due March 13, 2026); and Pinellas County's five-year Environmental Planting, Monitoring, Reporting and Maintenance Services contract (RFP 250628RFP, due July 29, 2025). Texas activity is represented by the City of Dallas' Purchase of Plants (IFS 215260, due February 3, 2026), and Georgia by DeKalb County's DeKalb Tennis Center reconstruction including IT and low-voltage infrastructure (ITB 2026-076-ITB, due July 13, 2026). The code shows little relevant recent activity—the DeKalb Tennis Center solicitation focuses on IT infrastructure rather than live plants, creating a substantial tag mismatch. The plant-related opportunities are genuine but are environmental restoration and landscape installation projects at scale rather than commodity plant purchases aligned with the code's ornamental-species descriptor.