UNSPSC 70111507: Removal services or ornamental plant or bush or tree

UNSPSC 70111507 Removal services or ornamental plant or bush or tree, a Commodity code, describes tree removal, hazardous tree mitigation, and related arboricultural work that state and local governments are actively soliciting across facility maintenance, parks, utility rights-of-way, and emergency response programs. State and local issuing bodies soliciting under this code include independent school districts, county community redevelopment agencies, cities, counties, transit authorities, water districts, and specialized service districts. Recent activity shows a diverse mix of jurisdictions issuing quotes and invitations to bid for single-site hazard removal and large-scale on-call maintenance contracts alike.

Recent opportunities span multiple states and regions, with notable concentration in Florida and Texas. Escambia County (Florida) Community Redevelopment Agency has posted at least nine separate hazardous tree removal quotes across Pensacola properties in the past two months, each with July 2026 response dates and mandatory pre-solicitation meetings, indicating an active, systematic removal program. Texas opportunities include the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) IFB 250406 for tree maintenance and pruning services across Orange County facilities with prevailing wage requirements and a $200,000 estimated two-year value, due July 20, 2026; TxDOT San Antonio District tree trimming services; and Williamson County RFP 26RFP44 for landscape maintenance with tree care components, due June 4, 2026. California procurement is active as well, with San Mateo County Department of Parks issuing RFP-Informal 2026-RFP-Informal-00501 for hazard tree mitigation at Kings Mountain Archery course, due July 3, 2026, with local business preference ordinance benefits, and the California Department of Water Resources Contract C56195 for levee repairs involving vegetation removal and restoration by certified arborists at $1.8 million to $2.5 million, due July 1, 2026. Connecticut municipalities (Killingly, Torrington, Bristol), North Carolina (partial details), and Florida airport and municipal jurisdictions round out recent geographic activity. Florida municipal contracts are particularly active: the Town of Palm Beach ITB No. 2026-028 for palm tree trimming and pruning of 2,832 trees on a twice-annual cycle, due June 25, 2026; Pinellas County ITB 260252 for tree maintenance and removal services at 47 locations with a $583,422.75 estimated three-year value, due May 26, 2026; and the Lee County Port Authority RFB 26-0080LB for landscaping including tree care at Page Field, due July 31, 2026. School district general maintenance RFPs from San Antonio Independent School District (continuous, open-ended solicitations) also capture tree work on an as-needed basis. Prevailing wage, Davis-Bacon, and DBE participation requirements are common in larger contracts (OCTA, FEMA-funded projects, and federal infrastructure work); local business preferences apply in San Mateo, Lee County, and Palm Beach; and insurance minimums typically range from $500,000 to $2 million general liability depending on contract size and risk profile.