UNSPSC 10318115: Fresh cut queen protea

Fresh cut bloom of the queen variety of proteas

UNSPSC 10318115 Fresh cut queen protea (Commodity) covers the supply of fresh floral products, though recent state and local activity under this code shows substantial mismatch between the nominal scope and what issuing bodies are actually procuring. The code shows little relevant recent activity focused on queen protea specifically; instead, the most recent state and local solicitations tagged to this code involve educational catalog purchasing, infrastructure reconstruction, general horticultural services including hanging basket design and installation with multi-year maintenance, and broader plant procurement without designation of protea as a line item.

Geographic activity spans Texas, Georgia, New Mexico, and Texas again, with issuing bodies including the Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative (a Texas education service center serving multiple school districts), DeKalb County in Georgia, Los Alamos County in New Mexico, and the City of Dallas in Texas. The Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative issued EDACT2628, a cooperative purchasing vehicle for educational activities and supplies with proposals due July 30, 2026 and an estimated two-year expenditure of $40.677 billion. Los Alamos County posted RFP 26-55 for design, installation, and maintenance of up to 144 hanging flower baskets with proposals due June 4, 2026, requiring a New Mexico nursery dealer license and multi-year pricing through seven years. The City of Dallas issued an Informal Solicitation (IFS) 215260 for plant procurement due February 3, 2026, requiring FOB delivery to a specified address with no substitutes accepted. The code appears underutilized for fresh-cut protea procurement at the state and local level, with activity skewing toward broader horticultural and educational sourcing.