UNSPSC 21101703: Harvesters

UNSPSC 21101703 Harvesters (Commodity) describes equipment and services for harvesting crops and natural resources, though the recent state and local opportunities solicited under this code show a divergent mix of work. The University of Georgia is procuring two Wintersteiger Quantum Pro plot combines with parts and services via RFQ, while the St. Johns River Water Management District has posted multiple timber harvest and palm harvesting solicitations. Plot combines are specialized equipment used in agricultural research to harvest and thresh small test plots; cabbage palm harvesting and timber operations represent labor-intensive extraction of natural resources on district property. The issuing bodies are educational institutions, water management districts, and school systems. A school nutrition program food bid also carries the code, though it falls outside the harvester scope and likely reflects a coding mismatch.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia and Florida. The University of Georgia's plot combine RFQ closed October 20, 2026 with delivery required to Perry and Tifton, Georgia. The St. Johns River Water Management District (a special-purpose water district serving Florida) has issued multiple harvesting contracts: an ITB for timber sales in Alachua County due August 31, 2026 covering approximately 135.8 acres with an estimated 3,000 tons of pine pulpwood; two IFBs for cabbage palm harvesting in the C-10 Project Area and related designated areas in Polk County, Florida, with the first due July 14, 2026 and a second call due August 5, 2026. These palm harvest contracts require three years of prior cabbage palm harvesting experience and are structured as revenue-generating arrangements where contractors purchase palms from the district at a bid rate per unit. A cooperative purchasing RFP through Sourcewell for law enforcement equipment has no harvester relevance and represents a coding error.