NIGP 02079: Rock Pickers and Rakes

NIGP 02079 Rock Pickers And Rakes, an Item code, encompasses hand tools and implements for ground preparation, debris removal, and landscape maintenance that state and local governments procure for parks management, erosion control, grounds upkeep, and infrastructure projects. The recent state and local opportunities under this code show limited concurrent activity, with solicitations spanning county purchasing departments, school districts, and special-purpose cooperative entities across multiple states. The scope of work includes both direct procurement of hand tools and indirect acquisition through construction and grounds-maintenance contracts that specify rock handling, riprap placement, and debris management as subordinate line items.

Dallas County, Texas posted an IFB on May 11, 2026 for the 1241 Mohawk Erosion Control project (due June 16, 2026), a construction contract estimated at approximately $588,900.00 that includes placement of 40 cubic yards of rock riprap as part of retaining wall and erosion mitigation work along Mimosa Branch. Butts County School System, Georgia issued an IFB on April 27, 2026 for School Nutrition Program food supplies (bid submission May 26, 2026), which does not directly engage rock-picker procurement but reflects the school-district segment of state and local purchasing activity. A Sourcewell cooperative purchasing RFP (061626, posted May 12, 2026, due June 16, 2026) for law enforcement equipment across participating entities in Washington state, Minnesota, and other jurisdictions represents the multi-state institutional buying pattern typical of cooperative procurement vehicles but does not address hand-tool categories. Recent activity appears concentrated in Texas and Georgia, with cooperative purchasing extending visibility across the Mountain West and Upper Midwest through Sourcewell's participating entity network.