UNSPSC 70141904: Seed harvesting services

UNSPSC 70141904 Seed harvesting services is a Commodity code that names a narrow service line, yet the recent opportunities tagged under it span planning, tree supply and planting, agricultural leasing, environmental consulting, and invasive-species management—none of which align closely with the code's nominal scope of seed extraction and processing labor. The one opportunity clearly within the code's scope is the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services' August 2026 ITB for cone harvesting, seed extraction, drying, and processing labor at Munson Seed Orchard in Milton, Florida, a labor-only engagement requiring ten laborers for approximately 54 working days (October 5 through December 23, 2026) with performance measures tied to daily harvesting volume, seed processing quality, and equipment compliance. State and local issuing bodies using this code include departments of agriculture, counties, and municipalities, though the activity shown here does not reflect concentrated procurement volume under the code's nominal classification.

Recent activity is scattered across Florida, Georgia, California, Connecticut, Colorado, Michigan, and South Carolina, with no single state or jurisdiction appearing more than once. Beyond the Florida seed-harvesting work, the remaining opportunities—Santa Clara County's shoreline adaptation planning (RFP, due November 6, 2026), the City of Jackson's street tree purchase and planting (ITB, due September 30, 2026), and Clayton County, Georgia's hydroseeding annual contract (ITB, due June 16, 2026)—appear misclassified under this seed-harvesting code and represent landscape and environmental services instead. The code shows minimal and fragmented recent procurement activity directly aligned with seed harvesting, extraction, and processing operations. Firms pursuing work under this code should monitor Florida Forest Service and similar state forestry operations for specialized seed-orchard labor contracting; broader landscape or vegetation-management opportunities are better tracked under distinct UNSPSC families addressing landscape installation and maintenance services.