UNSPSC 27112014: Lawnmowers

UNSPSC 27112014 Lawnmowers is a Commodity code capturing state and local government purchases of commercial-grade and turf-specific mowers for municipal grounds maintenance, landscape management, and facility operations. Recent solicitations reveal a mix of zero-turn riding mowers with diesel engines and dedicated cutting decks for highway and park maintenance, alongside turf-specific fairway mowers for golf courses and sports fields. The category spans single-unit equipment purchases to multi-year statewide term contracts offering percentage-discount pricing structures off manufacturer's suggested retail prices, with vendors expected to maintain authorized service and parts facilities within specified geographic proximity to customer sites.

State and local issuing bodies pursuing this code include state departments of transportation and natural resources, regional transit authorities, county boards of commissioners, city parks and public works departments, community college districts, and special-purpose districts. Florida appears as the most active buyer, with both the State Department of Management Services and the Florida Sheriffs Association issuing recent term contract solicitations for agriculture and lawn equipment. Illinois Department of Natural Resources has posted multiple competitive bids for commercial-grade mowers at individual state parks (Fort Massac, Region 1, Region 3, Region V), while smaller municipalities including the Town of Groton, Connecticut; City of Pembroke Pines, Florida; City of Tucson, Arizona; City of Scottsdale, Arizona; and Hillsborough County, Florida have each solicited single-unit or regional purchases. Representative opportunities include the Florida Department of Management Services ITB 26-25101900-ITB-V2 (closed October 27, 2026) for a statewide agriculture and lawn equipment term contract with current annual spend averaging $4.8 million; the Illinois Department of Natural Resources IFB 27-422DNR-LNDMG-B-54192 for Region V commercial-grade mowers (due October 5, 2026); the Town of Groton, Connecticut ITB 27-10 for one commercial diesel zero-turn riding mower with a 5% local-vendor preference (due October 26, 2026); and the Rhode Island Department of Transportation RFQ 26006626 for two remote-controlled slope mowers with trailers, subject to a mandatory 15% MBE/WBE participation requirement (due June 4, 2026). Activity concentrates in Florida and the Mid-Atlantic and Midwest regions, with secondary activity in the Southwest and Mountain West.