NIGP 44555: Posthole Diggers, Earth Augers, etc. (Including Utility Probes for Testing Digging Sites)

NIGP 44555 Posthole Diggers, Earth Augers, Etc. (Including Utility Probes For Testing Digging Sites), an Item code, covers specialized earth-moving and digging equipment that state and local governments procure for corrective infrastructure work, farms, and public lands. Recent solicitations show demand for grain augers for agricultural operations, rotary auger diggers for road and utility maintenance, and site excavation services across counties and state departments. State and local issuing bodies range from correctional facilities operating agricultural industries to transportation departments and county public works, with most activity occurring through single-source or competitive bid procurement.

Kentucky's Finance and Administration Cabinet (on behalf of the Department of Corrections) released two re-solicitations for grain augers at the Western Kentucky Correctional Complex's Correctional Industries Farm (RFB 75827000000151 and RFB 75827000000152, both due July 24, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. ET), seeking one Westfield WRX80-61 SD 8-inch auger and one Westfield MKX21073 10-inch auger with no substitutions permitted, evaluated on best value (90 points price, 10 points delivery time). Missouri Department of Transportation Southeast District conducted a single-source procurement for one Tasmanian Digger rotary auger unit from Accent Sales and Service Company (response due May 19, 2026). The Town of Berlin, Connecticut solicited on-call work site services including excavation and grading (RFP 202639, due June 25, 2026), and Pasco County Board of County Commissioners sought underground utility locating and bulk asset inventory collection services (IFBFP26084, due June 30, 2026). Recent activity concentrates in Kentucky, Florida, Connecticut, Missouri, and across the Southeast; Kentucky and Florida show the strongest current procurement volume.