UNSPSC 10302427: Fresh cut friendship rose

Fresh cut bloom of the friendship variety of rose

UNSPSC 10302427 Fresh cut friendship rose (Commodity) covers ornamental flowering plants and cut flowers that state and local governments procure for landscape beautification, public facility maintenance, and decorative installations. Recent activity shows this code is applied to a broad range of horticultural and floral procurement, though actual solicitations under the code span from hanging basket design-and-maintenance contracts to bulk plant purchases and educational supply aggregations. The mix of issuing bodies includes county parks and recreation divisions, city landscaping and grounds operations, and regional education service centers operating cooperative purchasing vehicles. Work ranges from single-season floral installations with ongoing maintenance obligations to routine commodity purchasing of plant material for municipal grounds.

Recent procurement activity is concentrated in the Southwest and South. Los Alamos County, New Mexico posted RFP 26-55 on May 7, 2026 (due June 4, 2026) for design, installation, and maintenance of up to 144 hanging flower baskets across downtown streets over a proposed seven-year contract term, requiring bidders to hold a valid New Mexico nursery dealer license and evaluating on qualifications (35 points), references (10 points), design and maintenance solution (35 points), and cost (20 points), with local-preference and resident-veteran-preference certifications available under New Mexico statute. The City of Dallas issued IFS 215260 on January 28, 2026 (due February 3, 2026) for new, unopened plants in original packaging, FOB delivery to Dallas, evaluated on lowest responsive and responsible vendor, with a one-year warranty from acceptance. Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative in Texas posted a catalog discount bid (EDACT2628, due July 30, 2026) for educational activities and supplies serving multiple school districts, with an estimated two-year expenditure of $40.677 billion and 136 prior awards indicating a renewal of an existing cooperative agreement.