UNSPSC 50171548: Fresh herbs

UNSPSC 50171548 Fresh herbs, a Commodity code, shows limited recent state and local activity directly aligned with its nominal scope. The recent opportunities posted under this code do not reflect fresh herb purchasing but rather encompass ornamental plant materials, invasive species removal, and environmental restoration services. Collier County's June 2026 ITB for plants, trees, and shrubs for Pelican Bay Services (due July 8, 2026) requests unit pricing on 78 line items including ornamental plants, native Florida species, and sod in containers up to 25 gallons—materials sourced from licensed Florida nurseries and destined for community right-of-way beautification, with historical annual expenditures near $300,000. The issuing bodies soliciting under this code are primarily county government procurement offices; Collier County, Monroe County, Pinellas County, and DeKalb County each posted activity between February and June 2026. One opportunity (DeKalb County's tennis center reconstruction) is wholly unrelated to plant materials and appears miscoded. The other three are plant-related but skew toward landscape restoration, invasive species management, and environmental remediation rather than fresh herb procurement for food service, institutional kitchens, or culinary use—the primary end-use implied by the code name.

Geographic activity concentrates in Florida (Collier, Monroe, and Pinellas counties) with one Georgia posting (DeKalb County). Monroe County's May 2026 RFP for invasive exotic plant removal at Marathon International Airport (proposals due July 7, 2026 via the Bonfire platform) covers treatment and three phases of maintenance across 35 acres of forested land, with compensation structured on hourly billing for certified supervisors and crew members, maximum contract value $300,000, and term through December 31, 2028. Pinellas County's February 2026 RFP for environmental planting, monitoring, and maintenance services (2025–2030 contract, proposals due July 29, 2025) targets five-year environmental management including invasive removal, native plant installation, and wetland monitoring at mitigation sites and stormwater facilities, with SBE participation provisions and a $100,000 not-to-exceed threshold for work assignments. The code shows minimal recent procurement activity aligned with fresh culinary herbs and does not represent an active category for business development at this time.