UNSPSC 27112006: Scythes

UNSPSC 27112006 Scythes is a Commodity code that in practice captures vegetation management equipment and services for state and local water infrastructure maintenance. The single recent opportunity under this code—Orange County, Florida's solicitation Y26-158 for weed control services on secondary canals and ditches—reveals a mismatch between the nominal code scope (hand tools) and actual procurement activity. The County is soliciting weed control treatment services across secondary canal and ditch systems serving Orange County and Orlando City, specifying chemical or mechanical methods, equipment requirements, treatment frequencies, and performance standards rather than purchasing scythes as discrete products. This suggests the code may be misapplied to service contracts or that state and local procurement offices tag vegetation-management work under this Commodity despite its narrow tool-focused definition.

Orange County, Florida is the only jurisdiction with recent documented activity under this code. The solicitation (Y26-158) was posted July 1, 2026 with responses due June 30, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. ET through the OpenGov e-Procurement Platform; questions closed June 10, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. ET. The geographic scope is limited to Florida based on available records. Respondents must submit electronically; the County rejects hand-delivery, mail, fax, email, and telephone submissions. This code shows minimal recent state and local procurement activity, and the single opportunity posted appears focused on service delivery rather than equipment procurement, suggesting limited near-term pursue opportunity for vendors selling scythes or related hand tools.