UNSPSC 10240000: Live carnations

Live plants including the root ball of the carnation

UNSPSC 10240000 Live carnations (Family) shows a mismatch between its nominal scope and recent state and local procurement activity. The code is tagged to three opportunities, but only one — the City of Altamonte Springs ITB for nursery plants and products — involves the commodity itself; that solicitation covers annuals, potted plants, plugs, grass seeds, and trees on an as-needed basis for municipal landscaping operations. The Pasco County median landscape and irrigation construction project involves landscape installation and site work rather than live plant procurement. The DeKalb County tennis center reconstruction solicitation concerns IT and low-voltage infrastructure, which bears no relation to the code's scope. State and local buyers using this code appear limited to municipal parks and public works departments pursuing recurring supply arrangements for ornamental plants and landscaping materials.

Recent activity concentrates in Florida and Georgia, with the City of Altamonte Springs and Pasco County Board of County Commissioners as the named issuers. The City of Altamonte Springs ITB 26-085-KY (due July 29, 2026, posted August 24, 2026) seeks landscaping plants and products across four groups — plugs, trees, 3-gallon potted plants, and grass seed — on an as-needed, when-needed basis under a one-year initial term renewable for four additional one-year terms. Bidders may propose for one or more groups and must provide a percentage-off discount from published catalog prices plus a flat delivery fee per order. The contract commences October 1, 2026. Required insurance thresholds include Commercial General Liability of $1,000,000 per occurrence and Commercial Auto Liability of $1,000,000 combined single limit; bidders must also submit proof of Florida Sunbiz registration, current Business Tax Receipt, three client references, E-Verify MOU, notarized Conflict of Interest and Human Trafficking attestations, and verification of exclusion from the State of Florida Scrutinized List and Federal Excluded Parties List.