UNSPSC 10316503: Fresh cut caucasica blue scabiosa

Fresh cut bloom of the caucasica blue variety of scabiosas

UNSPSC 10316503 Fresh cut caucasica blue scabiosa is a Commodity code that nominally covers a single cut-flower variety, but the recent state and local opportunities posted under this code show a significant mismatch: the solicitations actually focus on broad floral and horticultural services including hanging basket design and installation, general plant procurement, and educational supplies rather than the specific scabiosa product the code name describes. The issuing bodies include school districts and education service centers (Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative, a Texas education service center), county governments (Los Alamos County, DeKalb County), and cities (City of Dallas), reflecting the broad geographic and jurisdictional reach of flower and plant procurement across state and local government. The work encompasses plant material supply, landscape installation and maintenance, hanging basket programs with multi-year service components, and general plant purchases for municipal operations.

Geographic activity spans Texas (Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative's multi-district network, City of Dallas), New Mexico (Los Alamos County), and Georgia (DeKalb County). Representative recent opportunities include Los Alamos County's RFP26-55 for design, installation, and maintenance of up to 144 hanging flower baskets on Central Avenue and surrounding streets with proposals due June 4, 2026 and an estimated award date of July 14, 2026 (requiring a valid New Mexico nursery dealer license and offering local and resident business preferences); the City of Dallas's informal solicitation 215260 for plant purchases with bids due February 3, 2026 requiring new, unopened products FOB Dallas delivery; and Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative's EDACT2628 catalog discount bid for educational activities and supplies with an estimated total expenditure of $40.677 billion over a two-year term from August 20, 2026 through August 20, 2028 and responses due July 30, 2026. The code shows limited recent activity directly aligned with fresh cut scabiosa specifically; buyers are using it as a catch-all for general floral and plant procurement rather than as a vehicle for single-variety cut-flower sourcing.