UNSPSC 10362404: Fresh cut purple vanda orchid

Fresh cut bloom of the purple vanda variety of orchids

UNSPSC 10362404 Fresh cut purple vanda orchid is a Commodity code that, based on recent state and local solicitations, shows minimal direct activity aligned with the specific product name. The recent opportunities tagged under this code reveal a significant mismatch between the code's nominal scope and actual procurement: Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative in Texas posted a broad educational activities and supplies catalog discount bid (EDACT2628) with an estimated $40.677 billion in expenditures over two years, and the City of Dallas issued an informal solicitation (IFS 215260) for plants requiring delivery to a specific address with new, unopened items in original packaging. A third opportunity—Los Alamos County's RFP 26-55 for hanging flower baskets design, installation, and maintenance—involves living ornamental plants requiring a nursery dealer license, pre-proposal conference, and multi-year pricing. A fourth record, DeKalb County's ITB 2026-076 for IT and Low Voltage Infrastructure at a tennis center reconstruction, appears unrelated to cut flowers or live plants entirely. The code's actual procurement activity spans general plant supplies (Dallas), cooperative educational-product purchasing (Texas Region 7), and landscape ornamental services (Los Alamos County).

Recent opportunities appear across Texas, Georgia, and New Mexico, though most are either broad educational-supply cooperative vehicles or landscape maintenance contracts rather than fresh cut flower procurement. The Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative solicitation (due July 30, 2026) represents the largest reported expenditure and serves multiple school districts. Los Alamos County's RFP 26-55 (due June 4, 2026, with award expected July 14, 2026) is a specialized living-plant landscape service requiring a New Mexico nursery dealer license, with local and resident business preferences available under county code. The Dallas plant purchase (due February 3, 2026) required FOB delivery to a single address with no substitutes accepted. The code shows no concentrated repeat buyers, fragmented geographic activity, and weak alignment between the commodity's stated product (fresh cut purple vanda orchid) and the actual work being solicited.