UNSPSC 10360000: Fresh cut orchids

Fresh cut blooms of orchids

UNSPSC 10360000 Fresh cut orchids is a Family code encompassing horticultural and floral products and services that state and local governments procure for landscape beautification, public gardens, and recreational facilities. Recent state and local solicitations reveal that activity under this code centers on landscape maintenance contracts involving seasonal plantings, garden care, and irrigation management rather than fresh-cut florals alone. Issuing bodies include county departments, municipal parks divisions, school districts, and special-purpose purchasing cooperatives. Fulton County, Georgia and Hillsborough County Public Schools in Florida are among the recent buyers, with Fulton County soliciting quarterly maintenance of pollinator and rain gardens with seasonal plant color changes under ITB 26ITB1652296A-KM due November 30, 2026, and HCPS issuing an open landscape and irrigation installation and maintenance contract under ITB 26246ITBMST. Los Alamos County in New Mexico posted an RFP for design, installation, and maintenance of up to 144 hanging flower baskets under RFP26-55 due June 4, 2026, requiring a New Mexico nursery dealer license and evaluation on qualifications (35 points), references (10 points), design and maintenance solution (35 points), and cost (20 points), with contract award estimated July 14, 2026.

Recent activity appears concentrated in the Southeast and Southwest, with Georgia, Florida, and New Mexico representing the recent posting activity. The Fulton County opportunity requires a Georgia-licensed Landscape Architect on staff and emphasizes water-efficient landscaping and native plantings, with insurance including professional E&O liability; the contract runs through December 31, 2027 with two optional one-year renewals subject to Board approval, and MBE and FBE availability is 34.71% and 11.45% respectively. The Los Alamos County RFP allows up to seven years of pricing in the cost proposal and permits local, resident, and veteran business preferences under New Mexico statutes, with offerors required to provide three references for similar services within 3–5 years and comply with debarment certifications and campaign contribution disclosures. Hillsborough County Schools encourages participation from small business enterprises and minority-owned businesses through its Office of Supplier Development and requires vendor registration, mandatory debarment affidavits, and foreign-country-of-concern ownership disclosures, with net 45-day payment terms.