UNSPSC 11121702: Wood chips

UNSPSC 11121702 Wood chips, a Commodity code, encompasses the supply and processing of wood-based mulch and chip products for state and local landscaping, grounds maintenance, and forestry management operations. State and local buyers under this code procure finished mulch products (pine bark, cedar bark, hardwood varieties in bagged form), bulk wood grinding and chipping services to convert accumulated woody debris into usable mulch, and raw material sourcing for landscape recycling programs. Recent solicitations show state departments, county parks authorities, cities, and special-purpose districts actively buying under this code; the Commonwealth of Kentucky has issued multiple RFBs for bagged mulch products in recent months, and Boulder County and the City of Urbana have solicited wood grinding and processing services.

Kentucky's Finance and Administration Cabinet has been the most active recent buyer, posting three separate RFBs for mulch products (February 26, April 7, and April 28, 2026) requesting combinations of pine straw, pine bark fines, pine bark mulch (small and medium particle sizes), western red-cedar bark mulch, cypress mulch, and natural hardwood mulch in bagged quantities totaling 7,000–7,725 units per solicitation, with delivery to Frankfort facilities and contracts structured for one-year initial terms with four optional renewals. Boulder County Parks and Open Space Department posted an RFP (due April 10, 2026) for woody biomass processing services to handle green pine slash, decayed wood, logs, and whole trees at Community Forestry Sort Yards in Meeker Park and Nederland, Colorado. The City of Urbana, Illinois solicited bulk wood grinding services through an ITB (due March 24, 2026) to process approximately 10,000 cubic yards of accumulated bulk wood into mulch at the Landscape Recycling Center. The City of Norwalk, Connecticut issued an IFB (due February 11, 2026) for supply and delivery of bulk landscape materials including decorative pine bark mulch in brown (approximately 80 yards annually). Geographic activity clusters in Kentucky, Colorado, Illinois, and Connecticut, with additional activity in Washington State (WSDA's Japanese Beetle quarantine yard debris collection RFQ due February 20, 2026 anticipating processing of regulated yard debris). Evaluation criteria in recent opportunities emphasize price (80–90 points), vendor experience and qualifications (10–20 points), and delivery time performance (10 points), with Kentucky preferencing Kentucky residents and qualified vendors under state law.