UNSPSC 10314109: Fresh cut purple gladiolus

Fresh cut bloom of the purple variety of gladioluses

UNSPSC 10314109 Fresh cut purple gladiolus is a Commodity code covering flowering plants and foliage procurement by state and local governments. Recent opportunities posted under this code, however, show a substantial mismatch between the code's nominal scope and what is actually being solicited. Of four recent opportunities tagged to this code, only one — Los Alamos County's RFP for hanging flower baskets — involves flowering plants directly. The others encompass educational supplies (Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative), IT infrastructure reconstruction (DeKalb County), and general plant procurement without species specification (City of Dallas). The code appears to see little focused activity around fresh-cut purple gladiolus specifically; state and local jurisdictions issuing under it seem to be purchasing broader categories of plants, flowers, and supplies rather than a specific cut-flower variety.

When flowering-plant activity does appear, it comes from county parks departments and small municipalities seeking design, installation, and maintenance services alongside plant supply. Los Alamos County's RFP (posted May 7, 2026, due June 4, 2026) required vendors to hold a valid New Mexico nursery dealer license and proposed multi-year contracts of up to seven years with weighted evaluation across qualifications, references, design and maintenance solutions, and cost. The City of Dallas issued an informal bid (posted January 28, 2026, due February 3, 2026) for plant purchases delivered FOB to a single Dallas address, requiring new unopened stock and firm pricing for thirty days. Neither opportunity specified purple gladiolus or any particular cut-flower variety. The code shows episodic demand from individual municipalities and county departments rather than consistent statewide or regional solicitation patterns, and the misalignment between code classification and actual procurement scope suggests this code may not be the primary vehicle for fresh-cut flower purchasing at the state and local level.