NIGP 02091: Tree Girdlers and Timber Tongs

NIGP 02091 Tree Girdlers and Timber Tongs is an Item code covering tree removal, pruning, and related forestry equipment and services that state and local governments procure for maintenance of public properties, rights-of-way, and facility grounds. Recent solicitations show state and local entities purchasing tree removal and pruning services directly—including stump grinding, debris hauling, chipping, and limb removal—rather than purchasing girdling or tong equipment as discrete commodities. Issuing bodies soliciting under this code include county governments (Collier County, Escambia County, Butts County), city and regional authorities (City of Richardson, Atlanta Public Schools), and state entities (Georgia), with school districts and county public works departments emerging as repeat buyers. The work encompasses both routine maintenance contracts (district-wide pruning and removal on an as-needed basis) and project-specific tree removal tied to infrastructure work (water pond construction, surge tank rehabilitation, hazardous tree abatement).

Activity under this code concentrates in the Southeast, particularly Georgia and Florida, with recent solicitations posted from February through July 2026. Representative opportunities include Atlanta Public Schools issuing IFB 26-102925-40-B-CP for district-wide tree pruning, removal, and related services across 87 schools with a due date of March 25, 2026; Collier County Board of County Commissioners issuing ITB 25-8517 for furnishing, installing, and removing trees and palms throughout the county under a three-year contract with optional renewals, due June 26, 2026; and Escambia County's Community Redevelopment Agency issuing an Invitation to Quote for hazardous tree removal at a specific property location, due March 20, 2026. A Georgia state or local entity also issued RFP26-005 for tree removal services associated with a future raw water storage pond project, due August 6, 2026. Collier County and Atlanta Public Schools contracts call for comprehensive insurance, equipment specifications (including bucket trucks and chippers), and local-vendor preferences where applicable. No recent opportunities explicitly solicit tree girdlers or timber tongs as products.