UNSPSC 10218101: Live bouquet protea

Live plant including the root ball of the bouquet variety of proteas

UNSPSC 10218101 Live bouquet protea is a Commodity code that nominally describes a specific cut-flower product, but the recent state and local opportunities posted under this code show virtually no alignment with protea procurement — instead, the indexed solicitations span landscaping and irrigation installation, coastal dune restoration using native plants, environmental site remediation with invasive species removal and native plantings, and a generic municipal plants purchase. The code's recent activity reflects broader environmental restoration and grounds maintenance work rather than florist-grade cut flowers. Issuing bodies include county governments (DeKalb County and Pasco County in Georgia and Florida respectively; Collier County and Pinellas County in Florida), a major city procurement office (Dallas), and special-purpose districts focused on coastal and environmental management. The work actually being solicited ranges from large-scale infrastructure landscape installation with irrigation systems, to dune stabilization using native coastal species, to multi-year environmental monitoring and invasive species management contracts, to routine municipal plant supply orders.

Geographic activity concentrates in Florida (Collier County, Pinellas County) and Georgia (DeKalb County, Pasco County), with a single Texas procurement (Dallas). Representative recent opportunities include Pasco County's IFB for landscaping and irrigation installation along Ridge Road totaling $120,000 with a response date of April 14, 2026; Collier County's Quick Quote for Pelican Bay Bay Colony Dune Plantings involving supply and installation of approximately 56,250 native coastal plants with a March 13, 2026 response deadline; Pinellas County's RFP for Environmental Planting, Monitoring, Reporting and Maintenance Services (2025–2030) issued February 26, 2026, with proposals due July 29, 2025; and the City of Dallas's IFS for a generic plants purchase with a February 3, 2026 due date. The code shows a significant taxonomy-to-activity mismatch — the UNSPSC designation does not reflect actual procurement patterns, which center on environmental and landscape services rather than cut-flower commodities.