NIGP 02068: Mower, Center Mounted; And Tractor (see Class 515 for Lawn Type Mowers)

NIGP 02068 Mower, Center Mounted; and Tractor Item code frames state and local procurement of tractor-mounted mowing and cultivation attachments, as well as standalone tractors and rotary mowers used for grounds maintenance, park and conservation-land upkeep, and fleet operations. Recent solicitations show purchasing agencies buying tractor attachments (disk harrows, rotary cutters, rotary tillers), replacement parts for both center-mounted and trailed rotary mowers, specialized grounds-care equipment including zero-turn and walk-behind flail mowers, and new utility tractors. Issuing bodies span county government (Hillsborough County, Orange County, Collier County, and Williamson County in Florida and California), state parks (Jubilee College State Park, Illinois), state fleet departments (Texas Fleet Management), cities (Bainbridge, Georgia and Scottsdale, Arizona), special-purpose entities (Florida Sheriffs Association), and county school systems. Repeat buyers in the recent window include Hillsborough County and Texas Fleet Management Department, each posting multiple solicitations for mower parts and attachments.

Recent activity concentrates in Florida, Texas, Illinois, Georgia, California, and Arizona. Representative opportunities include Hillsborough County's sole-source procurement of three John Deere 4075R tractor attachments from Everglades Equipment Group for $17,175 (ITQ/sole-source notice, challenge deadline October 20, 2026); Texas Fleet Management Department's informal bids for Toro 74918 mower parts (ITQ, due October 16, 2026) and Buhler Flex Wing mower parts (ITQ, due October 9, 2026); Jubilee College State Park's RFQ for one zero-turn commercial mower with 37+ horsepower diesel engine, 72-inch deck, and three-year warranty (RFQ, due September 2, 2026); Hillsborough County's ITQ for one trailed rotary mower (Trimax Snake S3 400 or equivalent) at $47,000 estimated cost (ITQ, due July 22, 2026); the City of Bainbridge's IFB for one new utility tractor with FPT engine, 85 PTO horsepower, and Tier 4 B/Final emissions (IFB, due June 11, 2026); and Orange County's IFB for one Canycom CG101 walk-behind flail mower and BFP602 rubber track carrier with five percent local small-business and disabled-veteran-business preferences available (IFB, due May 15, 2026). Contract terms span one-time purchases and multi-year service and parts agreements running three to five years.