NIGP 02071: Planting Equipment, Broadcasting

NIGP Item 02071 Planting Equipment, Broadcasting encompasses procurement of machinery and equipment for distributing seeds, fertilizers, and crop treatments across agricultural and landscaping operations. State and local governments soliciting under this code are primarily special-purpose districts managing forestland, water resources, and environmental restoration, alongside county departments of public works and community resources overseeing landscape and urban greening initiatives. The County of Orange, California, emerges as a repeat buyer, with concurrent procurements for both agricultural spray drone systems and native container plant supply services. Work under this code spans custom equipment procurement (drone systems with integrated spraying capabilities, comprehensive software access, and training), containerized plant production and delivery services (including propagation support and educational training), and large-scale field planting operations with equipment and labor.

Recent opportunities cluster in California and Florida, with additional activity in Maryland. The County of Orange, OC Public Works, issued an IFB (due April 21, 2026) for a complete DJI Agras T100 Agricultural Spray Drone system with 100-liter spray tank, five intelligent flight batteries, RTK station, and lifetime DJI SmartFarm software access, contract value $55,679.26, with a 5% local small business and disabled veteran business enterprise preference (maximum $100,000 deduction). The County of Orange, OC Community Resources, concurrently solicited an RFP (due January 20, 2026) for California Native Container Plant Supply and Services, seeking firms with five years of native plant nursery operations, at least one acre of production space in coastal Southern California counties, and capability to grow 40 native species and fulfill annual orders of 5,000 plants; contract structure included potential three-year initial term with two-year renewal options. The Suwannee River Water Management District (Florida) issued an ITB (due June 10, 2026) for V-blade tree planting of approximately 270,000 containerized longleaf and slash pine seedlings across 366 acres in North-Central Florida, with work commencing December 1, 2026 and completion by February 28, 2027, requiring minimum three years of experience and documented references on similar projects. The Maryland Environmental Service issued an RFP (due July 16, 2026) for procurement, planting, and maintenance of up to 800 trees in the Baltimore metro area, with a 10% MBE participation goal funded by a Climate Pollution Reduction Grant supporting the Maryland Port Administration.