UNSPSC 10252031: Live phalaenopsis lobbii orchid

Live plant including the root ball of the lobbii variety of phalaenopsis orchid

UNSPSC 10252031 Live phalaenopsis lobbii orchid is a Commodity code. The recent state and local solicitations tagged under this code show little relevance to the nominal product — instead, they span landscape and dune restoration, IT infrastructure installation, and generalized plant procurement. DeKalb County's ITB for tennis center reconstruction (ITB 2026-076-ITB, due July 13, 2026) involves information technology and low-voltage cabling systems with no orchid or specialty plant content. Pasco County's IFB for Ridge Road landscaping and irrigation (IFB KM-26-047, due April 14, 2026) solicits native trees, shrubs, palms, and groundcover across 2.95 miles of roadway median. Collier County's Quick Quote for Pelican Bay dune plantings (due March 13, 2026) covers coastal dune stabilization with sea oats, railroad vine, sea purslane, and dune sunflower. Pinellas County's RFP for environmental planting and maintenance services (due July 29, 2025, though the posting date of February 26, 2026 suggests a data inconsistency) seeks invasive plant removal and native species installation. The City of Dallas's informal solicitation 215260 for plants (due February 3, 2026) requests new, unopened plant material with no species detail provided. The code appears to be a miscategorization — state and local governments are purchasing landscaping and ecological restoration services and generic plant material under broader landscape management programs, not live phalaenopsis orchids specifically.

Issuing bodies include county government (DeKalb, Pasco, Collier, Pinellas), city government (Dallas), and special-purpose district elements. Geographic activity concentrates in Florida (Pasco, Collier, Pinellas counties) and Georgia (DeKalb County), with Dallas representing activity in Texas. Recent procurements reflect post-hurricane restoration (Collier's dune work following the 2024 tropical season), routine municipal landscaping (Pasco's roadway medians, Dallas's unspecified plant stock), and multi-year environmental management contracts (Pinellas's five-year environmental services RFP). The code's practical utility for state and local procurement under its nominal definition appears limited; vendors pursuing plant-related work in this space would be better served tracking landscape restoration, grounds maintenance, and ecological mitigation codes rather than orchid-specific taxonomy.