UNSPSC 91111602: Yard or pool care services

UNSPSC 91111602 Yard or pool care services is a Commodity code encompassing routine grounds maintenance, mowing, landscaping, and vegetation management that state and local governments procure to maintain parks, utility infrastructure, transportation corridors, cemeteries, fire stations, and municipal facilities. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers contracting for regular turf cutting (typically 12–40+ cycles annually depending on facility type and season), edging, debris removal, weed and pest control, irrigation system maintenance, and supplemental services such as mulching, fertilization, tree pruning, and seasonal cleanup. The work often includes landscape bed maintenance, litter removal from rights-of-way and medians, and herbicide or pesticide applications by licensed operators. Cities, counties, transit authorities, water utilities, school districts, and special-purpose districts all actively procure under this code; Orange County Transportation Authority, Sarasota County, Sacramento County Water Agency, Sacramento County Department of Transportation, Harris County Flood Control District, Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners, and cities of Tampa, Ocala, St. Cloud, Cocoa, Casselberry, and Milpitas appear multiple times in recent postings, signaling recurring demand from established municipal buyers.

Solicitations are geographically distributed across Florida (Orange County, Sarasota County, Hillsborough County, Pinellas County, Marion County, Brevard County), California (Sacramento, Orange County, Santa Clara County, Ventura County), Georgia (Cobb County, Paulding County, Hall County, Dalton), Texas (Harris County), Michigan (Muskegon), South Carolina (Beaufort County), Illinois, Nevada, and other states. Representative recent opportunities include the Orange County Transportation Authority's landscaping services IFB at 13 facilities across Santa Ana, Garden Grove, Anaheim, and other Orange County locations (estimated value $354,050, bids due November 2, 2026); the City of St. Cloud, Florida's supplemental mowing and litter-pickup ITB (response due March 5, 2026); Sacramento County Water Agency's landscape maintenance RFP across 28 operational sites in two service areas (responses due October 7, 2026); and the City of Tampa Parks and Recreation Department's grounds maintenance RFP for 30 North Parks and 29 East Parks, each estimated at $475,000 (responses due June 16 and June 26, 2026 respectively). Contract terms typically span one to five years with optional renewals; unit pricing, monthly service schedules, and performance standards tied to cutting heights, debris removal, and quality control are standard. SBE set-asides, local-vendor preferences, prevailing wage requirements, and DBE participation goals appear across multiple jurisdictions; some solicitations require pest control operator licenses, arborist certification, or traffic control credentials.