UNSPSC 10302109: Fresh cut caramella rose

Fresh cut bloom of the caramella variety of rose

UNSPSC 10302109 Fresh cut caramella rose is a Commodity code that shows substantial mismatch between its nominal scope and actual recent procurement activity in state and local government. The recent opportunities tagged under this code do not involve fresh cut flowers or floral products at all. Instead, they encompass landscape maintenance services for demonstration gardens (Fulton County, Georgia), landscape and irrigation installation and maintenance across school facilities (Hillsborough County Public Schools, Florida), educational supplies via cooperative purchasing (Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative, Texas), IT and low voltage infrastructure reconstruction (DeKalb County, Georgia), and hanging flower basket design, installation, and maintenance (Los Alamos County, New Mexico). The one solicitation closest to horticultural scope—Los Alamos County's hanging basket RFP—requires a valid nursery dealer license and covers installation and maintenance of live planted baskets rather than fresh cut flowers. This suggests the code may have been applied incorrectly to opportunities involving landscaping and grounds maintenance rather than cut-flower procurement.

The issuing bodies represent a mix of county governments, school districts, and a regional purchasing cooperative across Georgia, Florida, Texas, and New Mexico. Los Alamos County's RFP 26-55 for hanging flower baskets (proposals due June 4, 2026) is the only recent opportunity with direct relevance to floriculture, requiring design, installation, and multi-year maintenance of up to 144 baskets on municipal streetscapes, with weighted evaluation favoring qualifications and experience (35 points) and design and maintenance capability (35 points). Vendors must hold a New Mexico nursery dealer license and meet county local-preference or resident-preference certifications under New Mexico procurement law. The code shows no evidence of demand from state and local procurement offices for fresh cut caramella rose flowers as standalone commodities.