UNSPSC 10225403: Live light pink phlox

Live plant including the root ball of light pink phlox variety of flowers

UNSPSC 10225403 Live light pink phlox is a Commodity code that nominally names a single ornamental plant species, but the recent state and local opportunities tagged under it span a much broader range of landscaping, irrigation, and environmental restoration work — from roadside median planting and dune stabilization to IT infrastructure installation and generic plant procurement. The code shows no consistent relationship to live light pink phlox specifically; instead, it appears to capture general landscaping materials and services including native plant installation, exotic plant removal, irrigation system design and installation, coastal dune restoration, and facility reconstruction that incorporate landscape components. Issuing bodies include county governments (DeKalb County, Georgia; Pasco County, Florida; Collier County, Florida; Pinellas County, Florida) and municipal governments (City of Dallas, Texas), spanning counties, drainage and stormwater authorities, and park or public-facility departments within larger jurisdictions. The work ranges from small quick-quote purchases of dune-restoration plant materials to multi-year environmental services contracts and substantial roadway landscaping and irrigation projects.

The recent activity concentrates in Florida and Georgia, with the largest and most recent opportunities in the Florida panhandle and central regions. Representative opportunities include Pasco County's IFB for landscape and irrigation installation along Ridge Road (2.95 miles, irrigation system design and native plant installation, bid due April 14, 2026, contract ceiling $120,000), Collier County's quick-quote procurement for supply and installation of approximately 56,250 native dune plants across 225,000 square feet of coastal dune (bid due March 13, 2026), Pinellas County's five-year RFP for environmental planting, monitoring, and maintenance services across multiple mitigation and wetland sites (proposals due July 29, 2025, with SBE participation thresholds at $100,000 per work assignment), DeKalb County's ITB for reconstruction of the DeKalb Tennis Center including IT and low-voltage infrastructure (bid due July 13, 2026), and the City of Dallas's informal solicitation for plant purchase (IFS, bid due February 3, 2026). The code's apparent mislabeling — reflecting a plant species name that does not align with the actual scope of work being bought — signals that practitioners should verify scope details directly from solicitation documents rather than relying on the code nomenclature alone.