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, encompasses earth-moving and utility-location equipment that state and local governments procure for trail construction, site preparation, utility work, and infrastructure projects. Recent solicitations show the code encompasses specialized rotary augers (grain augers for correctional-industry farms, Tasmanian Diggers for highway departments), utility locating and probing services, and site excavation work integral to multi-use trail and connector-trail projects. The issuing bodies span state transportation departments (Missouri Department of Transportation), state corrections and finance offices (Commonwealth of Kentucky Finance and Administration Cabinet), county governments (Orange County, Florida; Hillsborough County, Florida; Pasco County, Florida; Fulton County, Georgia via Atlanta Beltline, Inc.), and municipalities (Town of Berlin, Connecticut). The scope reflects demand across both equipment acquisition and labor-intensive site services, with projects ranging from $5.6 million transportation infrastructure initiatives to specialized farm equipment procurement.

Recent activity concentrates in the Southeast and mid-South. Orange County, Florida solicited sealed bids for the Horizon West Trail—Phase 1A (RFB Y26-754, due August 20, 2026) at $5,657,322 for a 0.668-mile multi-use trail with prestressed concrete boardwalk, utility improvements, and extensive geotechnical work requiring posthole-digging, boring, and earth-moving support. Atlanta Beltline, Inc. issued a sealed-bid RFB for Northeast Beltline Segment 3 and Connector Trails 1–4 (DC2026117, due October 6, 2026) encompassing environmental remediation, retaining walls, bridge structures, and utility relocations in Fulton County, Georgia. The Commonwealth of Kentucky Finance and Administration Cabinet re-solicited bids for two specific grain augers (Westfield WRX80-61 SD 8-inch and Westfield MKX21073 10-inch models) for the Western Kentucky Correctional Complex Correctional Industries Farm (RFB 75827000000152, due July 24, 2026). The Missouri Department of Transportation Southeast District awarded a sole-source contract to Accent Sales and Service Company for Tasmanian Digger rotary auger units and parts (300000242770720, responses due May 19, 2026). The Town of Berlin, Connecticut and Pasco County, Florida also issued RFPs for on-call excavation and utility-locating services.