UNSPSC 10418003: Dried cut auriculata rudbeckia

Dried cut bloom of the auriculata variety of rudbeckia

UNSPSC 10418003 Dried cut auriculata rudbeckia is a Commodity code that nominally refers to a single dried botanical product, but state and local procurement activity under this code shows significant scope misalignment. The recent solicitations tagged to this code do not reflect dried floral commodities; instead, they span environmental restoration services (invasive plant removal, native plant installation, and wetland monitoring) and general arts-and-craft supplies for recreational programming. The environmental planting work dominates the activity—Pinellas County, Florida is actively seeking qualified firms to deliver comprehensive ecological restoration across five years, including site preparation, native plantings from a 150-species native palette, and regulatory-compliant monitoring and reporting at multiple wetland and stormwater sites. The second opportunity, from Columbus Consolidated Government in Georgia, solicits arts-and-craft and hobby supplies for after-school and recreation programs on an annual volume of $30,000 to $50,000. Neither opportunity involves dried auriculata rudbeckia flowers or similar botanical commodities; the code appears to have been misapplied in both cases.

The issuing bodies are a county environmental services function (Pinellas County) and a city parks department (Columbus Consolidated Government). Pinellas County's RFP, posted February 26, 2026, with proposals due July 29, 2025, requires certified applicators and environmental scientists and includes Small Business Enterprise participation thresholds. Columbus Consolidated Government's Request for Bids No. 26-0014, posted February 4, 2026, with bids due February 25, 2026, targets multiple vendors on a non-exclusive basis with two-year initial terms and three optional one-year renewals. Recent activity is limited to Florida and Georgia. The code shows little relevant recent activity aligned to its nominal scope of dried cut auriculata rudbeckia; the tagged opportunities do not support procurement under this commodity classification.