UNSPSC 70131601: Fertilizer application services

UNSPSC 70131601 Fertilizer application services, a Commodity code, covers the supply and application of fertilizers to grounds and landscapes at state and local facilities. State and local governments buy this work primarily through corrections departments and specialized facility maintenance contracts—the Texas Department of Criminal Justice has posted multiple concurrent IFB solicitations for fertilizer plus application services across its prison facilities under codes IW255710, IW255708, IW255702, IW254773, IW254777, and IW254820, all with July 30, 2026 response dates. The code appears narrowly deployed relative to related landscape and grounds-maintenance work; most state and local grounds-maintenance procurement uses broader UNSPSC classifications that bundle mowing, irrigation, tree care, and fertilizer as components of comprehensive service contracts rather than isolating fertilizer application as a standalone commodity.

Texas is the primary jurisdiction showing recent activity under this code, concentrated within TDCJ facility procurement. The six concurrent TDCJ fertilizer-application IFBs suggest either staggered facility service areas or separate contract vehicles for different facility groups, though the available summaries do not specify acreage, application schedules, service locations, contract value, or incumbent status. Vendors must register through the Euna Procurement portal and submit electronically; responses after the July 30 opening will not be accepted. Catherine Cain (Catherine.Cain@tdcj.texas.gov) is the primary procurement contact. The code shows no recent activity outside Texas corrections in the available opportunities block, and the scope mismatch with broader landscaping RFPs suggests this commodity code may be lightly used in state and local procurement relative to family-level landscape-maintenance codes that combine fertilizer application with mowing, trimming, and irrigation repair.