UNSPSC 11121706: Mulch

UNSPSC 11121706 Mulch is a Commodity code tracking state and local procurement of mulch products—pine straw, bark mulch in various particle sizes, cedar bark mulch, hardwood mulch, and wood chips ground from bulk woody debris. The code captures both bagged retail mulch for landscaping and grounds maintenance and large-scale processed wood chips from grinding operations. State facilities departments, counties, municipalities, and transit authorities purchase mulch primarily for roadside restoration, grounds upkeep, park landscaping, and erosion control. Recent solicitations show a mix of issuing bodies: the Commonwealth of Kentucky Finance and Administration Cabinet has posted three RFBs for bagged mulch products since February 2026; the California Department of Transportation has issued multiple Small Business Minor B contracts for highway landscape restoration that include mulch installation; the City of Urbana, Illinois and City of Norwalk, Connecticut have sought bulk wood grinding and landscape material delivery; and Boulder County Parks and Open Space and the Washington State Department of Agriculture have procured mulch-related processing and yard debris services. The work ranges from supplying pre-packaged mulch to state office grounds (Kentucky) through installing mulch as part of highway and rail corridor restoration (Caltrans) to contracting wood grinding operations to process accumulated biomass into usable mulch.

Activity concentrates in California, Kentucky, and the upper Midwest, with recent postings spanning March through July 2026. The Commonwealth of Kentucky issued RFBs for mulch procurement with due dates of March 13, April 21, and May 6, 2026, each seeking bagged products including 600 bales of pine straw, 4,800 bags of pine bark mulch, and smaller quantities of cedar and hardwood mulch for delivery to Frankfort facilities. The California Department of Transportation posted four Small Business Minor B contracts between March and May 2026 for landscape restoration on Routes 35, 60, 101, 405, and 710, each incorporating mulch installation as a line item within broader planting and irrigation scope; Contract 07A6346 in Los Angeles County (posted March 24, due April 7, 2026) estimated $282,800 and included mulch as part of 32-item planting restoration work. The City of Urbana, Illinois ITB FY2026ITB180 (posted March 5, due March 24, 2026) sought grinding of approximately 10,000 cubic yards of bulk wood into mulch using a 6-inch demo screen, with work to be completed within 45 days. The City of Norwalk, Connecticut solicitation 4491 (posted January 27, due February 11, 2026) requested supply and delivery of decorative pine bark mulch in brown (approximately 80 yards annually) alongside other landscape materials. Boulder County Parks and Open Space issued RFP26426 (posted March 21, due April 10, 2026) for woody biomass processing services at three yard debris sites, with the contractor grinding green pine slash and wood debris into mulch or chips.