UNSPSC 11121809: Straw

UNSPSC 11121809 Straw, a Commodity code, covers the purchase of straw and hay products for state and local operations, particularly equine facilities, correctional institutions, and specialized agricultural operations. State and local buyers under this code procure straw as bedding material and supplemental feed component, typically bundled with hay and feed procurement in multi-year supply agreements. Recent solicitations show issuing bodies using the code for facilities supporting livestock operations—horse parks, correctional department ranches, and municipal animal care centers—where straw combines with hay, feed, and animal husbandry services in integrated contracts. The code spans jurisdictions from state departments of corrections and wildlife agencies to county governments and municipal authorities managing equine or agricultural assets, with no single dominant buyer across the recent opportunity set.

Activity clusters in the South and Southwest. Kentucky has issued multiple overlapping RFBs (February through May 2026) for hay and straw supply to the Kentucky Horse Park; Texas shows sustained procurement through the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (alfalfa hay bales, July 2026), the Texas Comptroller on behalf of TDCJ and DPS (animal feed and hay, May 2026), and the City of Lubbock (hay harvesting services, February 2026). Georgia procurement includes the City of Conyers for equine waste removal and shavings/feed sales (RFP, August 2026 response deadline) and DeKalb County for feed, hay, and shavings (ITB 2026-085-ITB, July 2026). Nevada's Department of Corrections solicited alfalfa hay (May 2026), and Dallas County sought hay and straw for landfill operations (May 2026). Representative opportunities include the City of Conyers' ten-year exclusive concession contract for shavings and feed sales coupled with stall-cleaning services at the Georgia International Horse Park (mandatory pre-bid August 3, 2026; response due August 27, 2026); Texas Parks and Wildlife's blanket IFB for 3,000 alfalfa square bales to Big Bend Ranch State Park with fourteen-day delivery cycles (response due July 16, 2026); and Kentucky Horse Park's recurring RFBs for 129 tons of mixed hay and straw varieties with firm pricing and best-value evaluation weighting price at 90 percent and delivery performance at 10 percent.