NIGP 01956: Nuts, Tree

NIGP 01956 Nuts, Tree is an Item code covering the purchase of trees and saplings for landscaping, habitat restoration, and public park improvement by state and local governments. State and local procurement under this code encompasses both native specimen trees for replacement planting and bulk procurement of seedlings and semi-mature stock for large-scale restoration projects, with work scopes typically including site preparation, installation, and post-planting maintenance. Issuing bodies include city parks and recreation departments, municipal public works offices, and county or city landscape management divisions soliciting both small-scale ornamental plantings and major environmental or green-infrastructure initiatives.

Recent activity shows geographic spread across Florida and Arkansas, with two representative opportunities posted in May 2026. The City of Palm Bay issued ITB 39ITB26 in May 2026 (due June 2, 2026) for purchase and installation of four six-inch native Live Oak trees; the City of Little Rock Parks and Recreation Department issued ITB 235927 in May 2026 (due June 10, 2026) for a substantially larger Green Network Project scope covering approximately 7,550 trees and saplings—including 7,100 bare-root native seedlings and 450 semi-mature trees such as White Oak, Red Oak, Hickory, Walnut, and Eastern Redbud—with mandatory site preparation, invasive species removal, one-year post-planting maintenance, and a 90 percent survival-rate requirement. The Little Rock project is federally funded through EPA Climate Pollution Reduction Grants and includes Davis-Bacon prevailing-wage compliance and disadvantaged-business-enterprise set-aside considerations under 40 CFR Part 33.