UNSPSC 10318117: Fresh cut rosespoon protea

Fresh cut bloom of the rosespoon variety of proteas

UNSPSC 10318117 Fresh cut rosespoon protea is a Commodity code that in practice encompasses broader horticultural and floral procurement by state and local governments, though recent solicitations show substantial misalignment between the code's nominal scope and actual buying activity. State and local agencies issuing under this code include school districts and education service centers purchasing through cooperative vehicles, county parks and recreation departments, municipalities, and special-purpose procurement bodies. The actual work being solicited spans educational supplies and materials, landscaping and grounds maintenance (including design and installation of permanent plantings such as hanging flower baskets), IT infrastructure for public facilities, and general plant procurement for municipal use—a scope substantially wider than fresh-cut protea flowers alone.

Recent activity clusters in Texas and the Southwest. Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative, a Texas education service center, posted a two-year catalog discount bid (EDACT2628, due July 30, 2026) for educational activities and supplies with estimated total expenditures of $40.677 billion, indicating heavy use of this code by school districts within the cooperative's network. Los Alamos County, New Mexico, issued an RFP (RFP26-55, due June 4, 2026) for design, installation, and maintenance of up to 144 hanging flower baskets across town-site streets, requiring a valid New Mexico nursery dealer license and offering local, resident, and Native American business preferences under NMSA 1978 Section 13-1-21. The City of Dallas, Texas, solicited bids for plant purchase (IFS 215260, due February 3, 2026) with FOB delivery to a municipal facility. DeKalb County, Georgia, posted an ITB (2026-076-ITB, due July 13, 2026) for IT and low-voltage infrastructure reconstruction at the DeKalb Tennis Center—work plainly unrelated to the code's nominal scope—indicating potential misclassification in the county's procurement system. The code shows little activity that genuinely matches fresh-cut protea or cut-flower procurement; the predominant recent use reflects landscaping services, horticultural supplies, and educational product purchasing rather than fresh floral commodity transactions.