NIGP 51510: Edgers, Trimmers, and Weed Cutters

NIGP 51510 Edgers, Trimmers, and Weed Cutters is an Item code that encompasses hand-held landscaping equipment and related services across grounds maintenance operations at state and local government facilities. State and local procurement offices use this code to acquire string trimmers, stick edgers, weed cutters, and hedge trimmers from commercial manufacturers (Stihl, Echo, Husqvarna, Briggs & Stratton, Honda) through supply contracts, integrated landscape services, and small-engine maintenance and repair agreements. The issuing-body mix spans city public works departments, county operations, school districts, transit authorities, and special-purpose flood control districts. Cities dominate recent activity—Sandy Springs (Georgia), Tucson (Arizona), and Scottsdale (Arizona) have each posted solicitations within the past two months—alongside county community college districts (Collin County, Texas), school districts (Pinellas County and Laurel School District in Mississippi), and regional authorities (Jacksonville Transportation Authority, Harris County Flood Control District, Orange County Florida). Repeat buyers are evident: Scottsdale and Hillsborough County (Florida) both solicited small-engine equipment and services in April 2026, and school districts and county operations account for a substantial share of the recent opportunity volume.

Geographic spread spans the Southeast (Florida, Georgia, Mississippi), Southwest (Arizona), South (Texas), and Pacific Northwest (Washington via Sourcewell cooperative purchasing). The most active recent solicitations include Sandy Springs' city-wide landscaping services RFQ (Phase I due July 27, 2026) specifying comprehensive landscape maintenance including edging and trimming; the City of Tucson outdoor power equipment IFB (due June 12, 2026) covering trimmers, edgers, chainsaws, and blowers with local service and repair; the City of Scottsdale small-engine maintenance and repair ITB (due June 9, 2026) for approximately 150 units across 2-cycle and 4-cycle equipment; Collin County Community College District's grounds equipment ITB (due July 10, 2024, now closed) for a $48,000 annual spend across three years; and the Laurel School District lawn-care RFP (due March 9, 2026, now closed) covering grass mowing, edging, and trimming across eight school properties. Harris County Flood Control District's federally funded ITB for turf establishment and mowing (due March 2, 2026, now closed) included federal Section 3 and MWBE participation requirements. Opportunities under this code frequently embed broader landscape-maintenance scopes, bundle hand tools with larger equipment platforms, or stand alone as dedicated small-engine service and repair contracts.