UNSPSC 70111602: Nursery services

UNSPSC 70111602 Nursery services is a Commodity code that encompasses contract propagation, custom growing of native and ornamental seedlings in plugs and containers, supply of sod and turf materials, and furnishing of trees, shrubs, and landscape plantings for public infrastructure and grounds projects. State and local governments buy under this code when they need specialized plant material sourced from commercial nurseries for landscape installation, ecological restoration, athletic field development, and roadside enhancement work. The code sees mixed activity across issuing bodies—cities, counties, school districts, water agencies, and special districts all solicit nursery-related goods and services. Recent opportunities show a split between custom-grown seedlings for wildlife habitat and ecological restoration (State of Utah Division of Wildlife Resources procuring 10,000 native shrub seedlings for three Wildlife Management Areas under IFB JH27-124, bids due October 22, 2026); sod supply and installation for athletic fields and park development (Harrison County School District requesting artificial turf and drainage system installation at Evans High School, IFB response due December 3, 2026; Collier County requesting sod supply, delivery, and installation across roadways, medians, and parks, bids due November 9, 2026); and native vegetation installation for coastal resilience (Escambia County requesting 78,710 units of native coastal vegetation, post-and-rope fencing, and sand fencing for Pensacola Beach dune restoration, ITB response due October 27, 2026).

Activity is geographically dispersed across the South and Southwest, with notable recent solicitations in Florida (three active opportunities from Ocala, one from Escambia County, one from Collier County), Georgia (Fulton County and City of Atlanta), Texas (school district in Harrison County), Utah (statewide wildlife restoration), and California (Sacramento County Water Agency and County of Sacramento). The nursery services code also appears in larger landscape and grounds maintenance contracts—Orange County Transportation Authority landscaping services (IFB C260572, bids due November 2, 2026) and Sacramento County Water Agency landscaping at 28 operational sites (RFP response due October 7, 2026)—where plant material supply is a line item within broader maintenance scope. Most opportunities are firm-price contracts with unit pricing for plant material, ranging from small-scale site-specific installations to multi-year county-wide or regional programs. Set-aside activity includes MBE/WBE/FBE goals in Georgia and DBE participation goals in federal-funded work (Escambia County dune project). The code shows steady mid-market activity suitable for specialized growers, native plant nurseries, and landscape installation firms with supply-chain access to certified plant stock and documented sourcing.