UNSPSC 50121800: Aquatic plants

UNSPSC 50121800 Aquatic plants (Class) encompasses the supply, planting, and management of native aquatic and wetland vegetation for habitat restoration, shoreline stabilization, and water-body enhancement across state and local jurisdictions in Florida. State agencies, county governments, and municipalities are actively soliciting under this code for mechanical harvesting and transplanting of emergent species (bulrush, sawgrass, maidencane), installation of coastal dune vegetation (sea oats, panic grass, mangroves), and chemical control of invasive aquatic weeds. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and the St. Johns River Water Management District are repeat buyers, along with county-level issuers including Okaloosa, Collier, and Polk Counties and the City of Palm Bay. Work typically requires three years' documented experience with similar projects, compliance with state permitting for protected species (marine turtles during nesting season), and adherence to Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services nursery standards.

Recent activity concentrates in Florida, with the largest posted opportunities spanning February through July 2026. The St. Johns River Water Management District issued ITB 16363 for mechanical aquatic vegetation shredding across eighteen counties (due July 8, 2026, $200,000 estimated over three years); FWC issued ITB 15155 for bare-root bulrush harvesting and transplanting across six St. Johns River lakes (due March 13, 2026, $850,000 over two years); Okaloosa County issued an ITB for FEMA-funded dune vegetation planting at Western Destin (due July 8, 2026, $460,200 with 80% plant-survival requirements); and Collier County issued multiple Quick Quotes for mangrove and dune plantings at Pelican Bay (Clam Bay, due May 12, 2026; Bay Colony, due March 13, 2026). The City of Palm Bay solicited aquatic herbicide spraying across 113.78 acres via ITB 28ITB26 (due March 10, 2026). Most procurements are competitively bid ITBs or Quick Quotes with firm fixed pricing per unit (plant, linear foot, or acre) and awards to the lowest responsive bidder; several are funded through FEMA disaster-recovery grants with Davis-Bacon wage requirements and marine-turtle coordination mandates. No set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises appear in the source materials.