UNSPSC 10302500: Fresh cut sweetheart rose

Fresh cut blooms of the sweetheart variety of rose

UNSPSC 10302500 Fresh cut sweetheart rose is a Class code that nominally describes individual floral specimens, but recent state and local opportunities show the code is being applied to broader landscape maintenance and horticultural service contracts rather than cut-flower procurement. The code captures work ranging from seasonal plantings and garden maintenance (including pollinator and rain gardens, landscape installation, irrigation system operation, and mulching) to multi-year hanging basket design, installation, and maintenance agreements. State and local buyers using this code include county parks and facilities departments, county school districts, and municipal recreation divisions. The work spans mechanical maintenance (seasonal color changes, pressure washing, irrigation startup and shutdown with filter cleaning and valve adjustment), botanical stewardship (selective pruning, weeding, integrated pest management, and plant replacement guarantees), and compliance with environmental standards such as water-efficient landscaping and wildlife habitat protocols. Contracts often require specialized licensure — a Georgia-licensed Landscape Architect or a New Mexico nursery dealer license — and may mandate participation from minority-owned business enterprises and community preference vendors.

Recent opportunities cluster in the Southeast and Southwest. Fulton County, Georgia issued an ITB on October 16, 2026 for landscape maintenance of the South Fulton Maintenance and Operational Demonstration Garden (ITB 26ITB1652296A-KM, bids due November 30, 2026), emphasizing quarterly maintenance of pollinator and rain gardens, seasonal plantings, and interpretive signage installation. Hillsborough County Public Schools in Florida posted an ITB on September 28, 2026 for landscape and irrigation installation, maintenance, and repair services across school facilities (ITB 26246ITBMST, originally due August 5, 2026); the solicitation mandates submission of subcontractor and material-supplier lists and welcomes small business and minority-owned vendor participation. Los Alamos County in New Mexico conducted an RFP on May 7, 2026 for design, installation, and maintenance of up to 144 hanging flower baskets distributed across town streets (RFP26-55, proposals due June 4, 2026, with contract award estimated July 14, 2026), structured as a multi-year agreement with weighted evaluation favoring qualifications and design solutions. A broader cooperative-purchasing vehicle, Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative in Texas, posted an educational supplies catalog discount bid (EDACT2628, June 15, 2026) that appears unrelated to horticultural services and likely reflects a miscoding.