UNSPSC 10312201: Fresh cut beauty aster

Fresh cut bloom of the beauty variety of asters

UNSPSC 10312201 Fresh cut beauty aster is a Commodity code that encompasses fresh cut flower procurement, but the recent state and local solicitations tagged under this code show little activity directly aligned with the code's nominal scope. State and local governments do procure fresh flowers and ornamental plants through their parks, recreation, and facilities departments, but the four recorded opportunities in this window span educational supplies catalog agreements, tennis center reconstruction, hanging flower basket design and maintenance contracts, and general plant purchases—only one of which (the Los Alamos hanging flower baskets and Dallas plant purchases) touch horticultural goods, and neither specifies fresh cut asters as a line item. The issuing bodies span a regional education service center (Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative in Texas), a county parks and recreation division (Los Alamos County), a city parks or grounds department (Dallas), and a county IT infrastructure contracting office (DeKalb County, Georgia), suggesting that when flower and plant procurement does occur, it routes through cooperative purchasing vehicles, RFPs, or informal solicitations rather than through a dedicated commodity code.

The recent opportunities show activity in Texas, New Mexico, and Georgia. The most active and decision-relevant solicitation is Los Alamos County's RFP26-55 for hanging flower baskets and maintenance, with proposals due June 4, 2026, which requires contractor licensure as a nursery dealer and multi-year pricing through seven contract years, and City of Dallas's informal solicitation for plant purchases (due February 3, 2026), both of which indicate ongoing municipal demand for ornamental plant material and professional horticultural services. The Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative's EDACT2628 catalog discount bid (due July 30, 2026) suggests that some educational entities may source plants or gardening supplies through cooperative agreements, though the estimated $40.677 billion two-year expenditure encompasses broad educational products and supplies, not fresh flowers specifically. The code shows low and fragmented recent activity; vendors pursuing this category should monitor cooperative purchasing vehicles and municipal parks RFPs rather than expect sustained demand through a dedicated commodity classification.