UNSPSC 10326071: Fresh cut ricinus communis

Fresh cut bloom of ricinus communis flowers

UNSPSC 10326071 Fresh cut ricinus communis, a Commodity code, nominally describes castor bean plant material in fresh-cut form, but state and local opportunities posted under this code do not reflect procurement of ricinus communis specifically. Recent solicitations tagged to this code span educational supplies catalogs, IT infrastructure for facility reconstruction, municipal hanging flower basket installation and maintenance, and generic plant purchases—none of which align with the specialized agricultural commodity the code name denotes. The mismatch suggests either systematic misclassification in the issuing bodies' procurement systems or that this code functions as a catch-all placeholder for miscellaneous plant-related goods. State and local governments soliciting under this code include education service centers operating cooperative purchasing vehicles, county parks departments, and city procurement offices seeking general plant materials and landscaping services rather than specialty agricultural crops.

The recent activity spans Texas, Georgia, New Mexico, and Texas again, with no discernible geographic concentration. Representative recent opportunities include Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative's EDACT2628 catalog discount bid for educational activities and supplies (due July 30, 2026, estimated $40.677 billion over two years), DeKalb County's ITB 2026-076 for IT and low-voltage infrastructure at the DeKalb Tennis Center in Georgia (due July 13, 2026), Los Alamos County's RFP26-55 for design, installation, and multi-year maintenance of up to 144 hanging flower baskets (due June 4, 2026, with local and New Mexico resident preferences available), and the City of Dallas's informal solicitation for plant purchases (due February 3, 2026, shipped FOB Dallas). The code's lack of relevance to actual ricinus communis procurement signals minimal activity under the nominal commodity scope; business development professionals should verify correct UNSPSC assignment before committing resources to opportunities tagged here.