UNSPSC 21101518: Soil sterilizer

A machine that injects soil fumigant into the soil in order to exterminate pests, particularly soil nematodes.

UNSPSC 21101518 Soil sterilizer is a Commodity code that covers seed products and related ground-preparation materials for turf and landscaping work at public facilities. The recent solicitations under this code show substantial mismatch with the nominal scope — the City of Lubbock's quote requests for Jose Wheat Grass Seed and Beardless Wheat Seed VNS are straightforward seed procurement, while the City of DeBary's ballfield renovation and Clayton County's hydroseeding services contract involve seed application, mulch, fertilizer, and soil conditioning as components of broader construction or grounds-maintenance projects rather than soil sterilizer specifically. State and local buying bodies pursuing work tagged to this code include municipal parks departments, county public works and grounds-maintenance divisions, and city utilities or general services departments. The City of DeBary and Clayton County appear as recent issuers, with the latter's hydroseeding contract supporting recurring annual procurement under this family.

Recent activity is concentrated in Georgia and Florida, with secondary activity in Texas. Clayton County, Georgia issued ITB #26-60 for hydroseeding services on May 8, 2026, with bids due June 16, 2026, seeking qualified contractors with a minimum of five verifiable years of hydroseeding experience to provide soil preparation, seed and mulch application, fertilizer, lime, and stabilization services across roadways, parks, rights-of-way, and environmental restoration sites, with a one-year initial term and potential for four successive one-year renewals. The City of DeBary's ballfield renovation project (Solicitation 0518, due April 24, 2018) included clay, conditioner, and sod installation as part of a $121,000 lump-sum infield reconstruction. The City of Lubbock posted two parallel quote requests in July 2026 for Jose Wheat Grass Seed and Beardless Wheat Seed VNS, both due July 16, 2026, with minimal specification detail in the source. The code shows limited recent activity overall, and the issuing bodies do not indicate repeat procurement patterns under this specific commodity designation.