UNSPSC 21101703: Harvesters

UNSPSC 21101703 Harvesters, a Commodity code, encompasses equipment and services for harvesting agricultural and natural-resource crops, though recent state and local activity shows minimal direct solicitation under this specific code. The source records show only one opportunity clearly aligned with the code's scope: the St. Johns River Water Management District's C-10 Palm Harvest ITB, which solicits bids to harvest cabbage (Sabal) palms within a 1,528-acre area in Florida's Three Forks Conservation Area. This contract operates as a revenue-generating arrangement in which the selected contractor purchases harvested palms from the District at a bid rate rather than receiving a service fee, with harvesting costs, transportation, and site restoration borne entirely by the contractor. The remaining opportunities in the source—a Sourcewell law enforcement equipment RFP, a Butts County School System food procurement IFB, and a DeKalb County vegetation clearing and hay removal request—are misaligned with the harvester commodity code and do not represent purchasing activity under this category. The source includes a Williamson County Purchasing Department relocation notice that contains no procurement opportunity.

The Florida opportunity represents the only documented state or local harvester procurement in the source. The St. Johns River Water Management District ITB, posted June 29, 2026 with a July 14, 2026 response deadline, requires respondents to demonstrate a minimum of three years' cabbage palm harvesting experience and prior completion of at least three similar projects within the past three years. The initial contract term runs two years with three optional 12-month renewal periods through June 30, 2028, with harvesting required to commence within 15 days of contract execution. The District reserves the right to suspend or terminate operations to accommodate anticipated construction beginning in mid- to late-2028. Award is made to the highest responsive, responsible bidder offering the highest purchase price per palm, with a minimum bid threshold of $10.00 per palm. The code shows little current activity beyond this single transaction and should be monitored for periodic natural-resource and conservation-district harvesting needs rather than pursued as an active procurement category at this time.