UNSPSC 10218115: Live queen protea

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

UNSPSC 10218115 Live queen protea is a Commodity code that encompasses ornamental flowering plants and horticultural specimens used for landscaping, grounds beautification, and environmental restoration projects. Recent state and local solicitations under this code show minimal direct alignment; the posted opportunities—DeKalb County's tennis center IT infrastructure rebuild, Pasco County's roadside irrigation and landscaping installation, Collier County's coastal dune stabilization with native plantings, Pinellas County's five-year environmental restoration contract, and the City of Dallas's generic plant purchase—involve landscape installation, native plant restoration, and general plant procurement rather than live queen protea specifically. The issuing bodies span county boards, city departments, and specialized divisions (coastal services, environmental management), with purchasing approached through ITBs, IFBs, RFPs, and informal solicitations depending on project scope and dollar value.

Geographic activity concentrates in Florida (Pasco, Collier, and Pinellas counties), with representation also in Georgia (DeKalb County) and Texas (City of Dallas). Recent opportunities range from narrow species-focused coastal restoration—Collier County's dune planting project requiring 56,250 native plants (sea oats, railroad vine, sea purslane, dune sunflower) installed across 225,000 square feet with firm pricing through September 30, 2026—to broader landscape and irrigation work like Pasco County's Ridge Road project (2.95 miles of medians and right-of-way plantings, $120,000 contract with 180-day completion, bid due April 14, 2026) and Pinellas County's five-year environmental services RFP (invasive plant removal, native installation, and monitoring at mitigation sites and wetlands, proposal due July 29, 2025). The code shows limited specialized demand; most recent procurement appears to treat plants as commodities within larger landscape or environmental-restoration contracts rather than as named species acquisitions.