UNSPSC 70111601: Planting services

UNSPSC 70111601 Planting services (Commodity) encompasses the design, installation, and establishment of landscape plantings—trees, shrubs, groundcover, turf, and native vegetation—across public facilities, rights-of-way, parks, athletic fields, water utility sites, and infrastructure grounds. State and local governments soliciting under this code range from municipal public works departments and transportation authorities to county water agencies, school districts, and specialized districts. Recent activity shows a mix of standalone planting projects (tree installations, sod supply and installation, native vegetation restoration) and planting components embedded in larger landscape design or grounds-maintenance contracts. The City of DeBary, Florida, working with the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), issued an RFP in March 2020 for landscape design and project management services on the U.S. 17-92 corridor, with deliverables including design plans, bid packages, and construction engineering and inspection; the effort was grant-funded by FDOT at $227,000. More recently, the City of San Antonio's Capital Delivery Department issued an RFP for Main Plaza Renovations (proposal due December 1, 2026) that includes landscaping and irrigation as part of a comprehensive streetscape project. The Orange County Transportation Authority solicited landscaping services across 13 facilities under an IFB (bids due November 2, 2026) at an estimated contract value of $354,050 for one year, requiring California C-27 contractor licensing and ISA Certified Arborist credentials. Collier County requested bids for sod supply, delivery, and installation services (ITB 268696, due November 9, 2026), with historical annual expenditures around $1.275 million. Additional recent opportunities span county water agencies (Sacramento County Water Agency RFP for landscaping and irrigation maintenance across water utility sites; bids due October 7, 2026), school districts (Harrison County School District artificial turf and drainage installation at a high school; bids due October 19, 2026), and specialized landscape restoration (Fulton County landscaping restoration following water main repairs; bids due November 3, 2026; Escambia County native vegetation installation on Pensacola Beach funded by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation; bids due October 27, 2026).

Geographic activity concentrates in Florida (Collier, Orange, Escambia, Marion counties and multiple Florida cities), Georgia (Fulton County, City of Atlanta, City of Norcross), California (Orange County Transportation Authority, Sacramento County, City of Thousand Oaks, City of Milpitas), and Texas (City of San Antonio), with additional recent opportunities in South Carolina, Michigan, and Mississippi. Issuing bodies span transportation authorities, county departments of public works and water resources, municipal public works and parks departments, school districts, and special-purpose water and fire districts. Planting services solicitations typically bundle installation labor with material supply, require licensed landscape contractors or certified arborists, and extend across one to three-year initial terms with renewal options. Set-asides and preferences vary by jurisdiction: FDOT work may qualify for DBE goals; some Florida municipalities enforce local-vendor preferences; Georgia procurement includes MBE/FBE targets; California projects generally impose prevailing wage requirements and DBE participation goals. The code shows consistent demand across maintenance-heavy multi-site contracts (water utility grounds, county facilities, transportation centers) and discrete capital projects (streetscape enhancements, park construction, athletic field renovation). Award typically goes to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, with evaluation criteria weighting qualifications, experience, approach, and price. Recent bid volumes across representative opportunities range from $29,000 (Northwest Florida Water Management District hand-planting reforestation contract, low bid $29,478.97) to $7.4 million (City of Thousand Oaks median improvements).