UNSPSC 21101521: Fertilizer mixer

A device used to mix fertilizer or agrichemicals with water at the appropriate concentration prior to watering.

UNSPSC 21101521 Fertilizer mixer, a Commodity code, does not map accurately to the fertilizer and chemical products state and local governments are actually buying. Recent opportunities under this code tag solicitations for herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, fertilizers, soil amendments, and related grounds maintenance chemicals procured on an as-needed basis, not mixer equipment or machinery. The work being solicited is the purchase and delivery of finished agricultural chemicals and fertilizer products for park maintenance, rights-of-way, sports complexes, wildlife areas, and municipal facilities. Issuing bodies include counties (Sacramento County, Pasco County, Harris County), cities (DeBary, Peoria, Lubbock), state wildlife agencies (Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife), and special-purpose districts. Solicitations are structured as ITBs, RFBs, RFPs, and intermediate procurements, typically with terms of one to three years and options for renewal. Vendors must meet licensing and regulatory requirements, including EPA registration for pesticides and California pesticide-dealer certification where applicable, and must carry workers' compensation and commercial general liability insurance.

Recent activity spans Florida (DeBary IFB #08-19, Pasco County IFB-SP-26-074), California (Sacramento County RFB #2023-RFB-0171 with an estimated annual value of approximately $435,000), Arizona (City of Peoria RFB P260071, response due July 3, 2026), and Texas (City of Lubbock RFP 26-19638-SR with a contract ceiling of $75,000, response due May 26, 2026; Harris County Invitation to Quote 26-19693-SR). The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife issued an intermediate procurement for 18 tons of corn fertilizer to Sauvie Island Wildlife Area, with Valley Ag LLC identified as intent-to-award recipient as of May 12, 2026. Most opportunities include line-item pricing across 50 to 80 products, F.O.B. destination delivery terms with specified time windows, and awards made to single or multiple vendors based on lowest responsive and responsible bid. The code shows misalignment with its taxonomy definition; pursuit should focus on the actual product category (agricultural chemicals and fertilizer supply) rather than the mixer equipment the code nominally names.