UNSPSC 10301734: Fresh cut quicksand rose

Fresh cut bloom of the quicksand variety of rose

UNSPSC 10301734 Fresh cut quicksand rose is a Commodity code that does not reflect the actual work state and local governments are soliciting under this classification. The recent opportunities tagged to this code span landscape maintenance, irrigation services, educational supplies, IT infrastructure, and hanging flower basket design—none of which involve fresh cut roses or horticultural products as traditionally understood. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the work actually being bought suggests either systematic miscoding in state and local procurement systems or a fundamental disconnect between the UNSPSC taxonomy and how issuing bodies are classifying landscape and grounds-maintenance services. Issuing bodies include county departments, school districts, purchasing cooperatives, and special-purpose park divisions across multiple states. The work being solicited ranges from quarterly maintenance of demonstration gardens to multi-year hanging basket installation and design services, with requirements for licensure, design qualifications, and integrated pest management.

Recent opportunities appear in Georgia, Florida, Texas, and New Mexico. Fulton County, Georgia posted an ITB on October 16, 2026 (response due November 30, 2026) for landscape maintenance at the South Fulton Maintenance and Operational Demonstration Garden, requiring a Georgia-licensed Landscape Architect on staff and quarterly maintenance of pollinator and rain gardens through December 31, 2027 with optional renewals. Hillsborough County Public Schools in Florida posted an ITB on September 28, 2026 (response due August 5, 2026) for landscape and irrigation installation, maintenance, and repair across HCPS facilities, with preferences for small business enterprises and certified minority-owned businesses. Los Alamos County, New Mexico issued an RFP on May 7, 2026 (response due June 4, 2026) for design, installation, and maintenance of up to 144 hanging flower baskets, requiring a New Mexico nursery dealer license and multi-year pricing through seven contract years, with local and resident business preferences available. A Texas education service center (Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative) posted a cooperative purchasing vehicle for educational activities and supplies with an estimated total expenditure of $40.677 billion over two years, though this opportunity appears unrelated to horticultural commodities and may represent miscoding or broad category aggregation by the issuing body.