UNSPSC 50121802: Fresh aquatic plants

UNSPSC 50121802 Fresh aquatic plants is a Commodity code that covers native coastal and aquatic vegetation materials — primarily mangroves, sea oats, panic grass, and buttonwood species — supplied and installed as part of shoreline restoration, dune stabilization, and habitat enhancement projects. State and local governments buy under this code when executing coastal resilience, stormwater management, and environmental mitigation work, often with federal funding (FEMA disaster recovery, state environmental grants) and stringent compliance requirements including plant survival guarantees, coastal resource permits, and coordination with marine wildlife protection programs. Recent solicitations show counties as the primary issuing bodies, with Florida counties dominating the recent activity. Okaloosa County and Collier County have posted native plant supply and installation work in the past four months; Hillsborough County's recent solicitation for herbicide spraying and invasive species control at mitigation sites also engages with coastal vegetation management, though it emphasizes chemical control rather than planting.

Florida leads recent activity under the code. Okaloosa County posted the Western Destin Dune Vegetation Project (ITB ITBTDD6226, due July 8, 2026, estimated budget $460,200) seeking approximately 130,814 native dune plants (Sea Oats, Panic Grass, and diversity species) with an 80% survival-rate requirement at 180 days post-installation and mandatory sea turtle protocol coordination; Collier County issued a Quick Quote for the Pelican Bay Clam Bay Mangrove Restoration project (QQ2026116, due May 12, 2026) to furnish and install approximately 4,766 native mangrove and buttonwood plants at unit pricing across four species, also requiring sea turtle coordination during the May-October nesting season. Both opportunities emphasize plant provenance documentation, coastal acclimation, and long-term viability standards. Hillsborough County's concurrent herbicide and invasive species control solicitation (ITB2600339, due August 3, 2026, estimated value $544,532.50) indicates that counties also manage vegetation through chemical control at drainage structures and mitigation sites as part of integrated coastal or stormwater management. A third opportunity, DeKalb County's tennis center reconstruction (ITB 2026-076-ITB, due July 13, 2026), is unrelated to aquatic or coastal vegetation and appears to be a data mismatch; no relevant recent activity supports IT or low-voltage infrastructure procurement under this code.