UNSPSC 10452022: Dried cut phalaenopsis gibbosa orchid

Dried cut bloom of the gibbosa variety of phalaenopsis orchid

UNSPSC 10452022 Dried cut phalaenopsis gibbosa orchid is a Commodity code that nominally covers preserved orchid specimens, but recent state and local procurement activity under this code shows little alignment with that narrow scope. The two most recent opportunities tagged to this code involve environmental restoration services (invasive plant removal, native plant installation, wetland monitoring, and regulatory compliance reporting for Pinellas County, Florida) and arts and craft supplies procurement (for Columbus Consolidated Government's Parks and Recreation Department). Neither solicitation is actually acquiring dried orchid products; the code appears to have been applied as a broad catch-all for horticultural or botanical goods and services rather than the specific commodity its name denotes.

Pinellas County posted an RFP on February 26, 2026, for Environmental Planting, Monitoring, Reporting and Maintenance Services covering 2025–2030, with a response date of July 29, 2025, requiring contractors to hold specific certifications in aquatic applicator licensing and wetland ecology expertise and manage sites including McMullen Booth Stormwater Pond, Eagle Lake Park, and McKay Creek. Columbus Consolidated Government's Finance Department Purchasing Division issued a Request for Bids on February 4, 2026, for arts and craft, hobby, and recreational supplies with an annual budget of $30,000 to $50,000, a response deadline of February 25, 2026, and a two-year contract term with three optional one-year renewals. The divergence between the code's defined scope and the work actually being solicited signals that this code is not an efficient search parameter for orchid or dried-flower procurement at the state and local level; buyers in Florida and Georgia applying this code appear to be using it as a categorical placeholder rather than a targeted commodity designation.