NIGP 48567: Litter Pickup Devices

NIGP 48567 Litter Pickup Devices, an Item code, encompasses hand tools and mechanical trash collection equipment that state and local governments purchase for grounds maintenance, litter removal, and water quality improvement operations. Recent solicitations show the code capturing both simple hand-operated litter removal tools and sophisticated stormwater treatment technologies designed to capture and contain trash and debris in municipal and conservation settings. The Orange County Public Works procurement for trash and debris capture devices—posted June 30, 2026, with proposals due March 6, 2025—represents the high-end scope: a Master Agreement seeking qualified contractors to provide, fabricate, construct, deliver, and install hydrodynamic separators, gross solids removal devices, catch basin inserts, automatic retractable screens, cartridge filters, biological treatment devices, and in-line trash capture systems capable of handling design-storm flows and operating under surcharge conditions, with a five-year firm fixed-fee structure, 10-year warranty, and set-aside preferences for Orange County Local Small Businesses and Disabled Veteran Business Enterprises. In contrast, the State of Texas procurement under solicitation INF20260239 (bids due July 2, 2026) sought a simpler commodity: wooden trash and litter pickup sticks with 42-inch wooden shafts, steel spike tips, and grip-strap handles. The issuing-body mix spans state departments of conservation and public works, county public-works offices, cities, and independent school districts, with the Missouri Department of Conservation appearing repeatedly across multiple conservation area maintenance solicitations.

Activity clusters in Missouri and the Southwest. The Missouri Department of Conservation issued at least fourteen conservation area maintenance IFBs between February 1 and June 8, 2026, covering mowing, trash pickup, and privy cleaning services at sites including Perry County Community Lake, Lake Girardeau, Bismarck Lake, Amidon Memorial, Millstream Gardens, Apple Creek, Mark Youngdahl, Sterling Price, and Little Compton conservation areas, with response deadlines typically two to three weeks from posting and contract awards based on lowest responsive bid. Orange County, California and San Diego both participate in the stormwater capture-device Master Agreement. Northside Independent School District (San Antonio, Texas) solicited custodial supplies through RFP 2026-071 (due June 4, 2026), and Muscogee County School District (Columbus, Georgia) sought custodial supplies and equipment in solicitation 26-022 (due May 22, 2026), indicating school-district demand for consumable litter and trash removal supplies. The compressed timelines—typically one to four weeks from posting to response deadline—and recurring procurement cycles at state conservation departments suggest active, repeat market activity with established vendor relationships and preference set-asides for sheltered workshops, service-disabled veterans, and local small businesses in qualifying jurisdictions.