UNSPSC 50121803: Frozen aquatic plants

UNSPSC 50121803 Frozen aquatic plants, a Commodity code, shows little recent relevant procurement activity. State and local agencies are acquiring dune and coastal vegetation restoration services — native plants, mangrove installation, site preparation, and post-installation survival accountability — but the recent solicitations under this code involve live plant material and habitat restoration labor rather than frozen aquatic products as the code nominally describes.

The four most recent opportunities span Florida and Georgia counties (Okaloosa, Hillsborough, and Collier counties in Florida and DeKalb County in Georgia), though only three align meaningfully with aquatic or coastal vegetation work. Okaloosa County issued ITB ITBTDD6226 for the Western Destin Dune Vegetation Project, a FEMA-funded dune restoration requiring installation of approximately 130,814 native Sea Oats and Panic Grass units at $3.30 per unit, with proposals due July 8, 2026, and an estimated budget of $460,200. Collier County issued Quick Quote QQ2026116 for Pelican Bay Clam Bay Mangrove Restoration, seeking installation of approximately 4,766 native coastal plants (red, white, and black mangrove and buttonwood) across 7 acres, with pricing as a unit cost per plant and responses due May 12, 2026. Hillsborough County's ITB 2600339 targets herbicide spraying and invasive-species control at drainage structures rather than aquatic plant procurement, estimated at $544,532.50 for a three-year term with bids due August 3, 2026. A fourth opportunity (DeKalb County's IT infrastructure rebuild) is unrelated to the code's scope. The code appears substantially underutilized or misclassified in state and local procurement systems relative to the actual volume of coastal and dune restoration work these jurisdictions are purchasing.