UNSPSC 10426015: Dried cut chinese lantern

Dried cut bloom of chinese lanterns flowers

UNSPSC 10426015 Dried cut chinese lantern is a Commodity code that nominally covers preserved ornamental plant material, but the recent state and local opportunities posted under this code show little alignment with its stated scope. The two most recent solicitations — one from Pinellas County for environmental planting, monitoring, and maintenance services, and one from Columbus Consolidated Government for arts and craft and recreational supplies — do not involve dried cut chinese lantern or closely related dried botanical products. The environmental planting opportunity centers on invasive plant removal, native species installation, wetland monitoring, and regulatory compliance across stormwater facilities and natural areas; the recreational supplies opportunity seeks general arts, craft, and hobby inventory for parks and recreation programming. Neither solicitation targets the preserved plant material the code nominally describes.

The geographic spread of recent activity includes Florida (Pinellas County) and Georgia (Columbus), though the limited opportunity sample and the apparent mismatch between code assignment and actual procurement scope suggest this code sees minimal relevant state and local activity. Pinellas County's RFP, posted February 26, 2026 with a July 29, 2025 response deadline, targets environmental services contractors and requires specialized certifications in aquatic applicator categories and wetland ecology; Columbus Consolidated Government's RFB 26-0014, posted February 4, 2026 with a February 25, 2026 response deadline, seeks discount pricing from multiple arts and craft vendors on an annual as-needed basis with a projected contract value of $30,000 to $50,000. Neither opportunity is representative of dried cut chinese lantern procurement. The code shows no clear recent activity aligned to its commodity name and warrants careful verification before pursuit.