NIGP 51565: Rakers and Combers, Lawn, Power

NIGP 51565 Rakers And Combers, Lawn, Power, an Item code, encompasses hand-held and towed power equipment for grounds maintenance that state and local governments buy as parts of landscape and turf management programs. Recent solicitations show school districts, county facilities, transit authorities, and special-purpose districts procuring standalone lawn and grounds equipment—walk-behind and ride-on mowers, string trimmers, chainsaws, leaf blowers, edgers, hedge trimmers, and pressure washers—through both standalone catalog discount bids and as line items within larger grounds maintenance contracts. The issuing bodies span county community colleges (Collin County Community College District), state agencies (Georgia Department of Aviation), school districts (Pinellas County Schools, Donna ISD), county commissions (White County, Heard County), transit authorities (Jacksonville Transportation Authority), and special-purpose flood control districts (Harris County Flood Control District). Work solicited ranges from direct equipment purchase with manufacturer discount requirements to equipment-plus-labor bundles where contractors supply tools as part of ongoing landscape maintenance and chemical application services.

Geographic activity concentrates in the South and Southeast—Florida (Pinellas County Schools, Jacksonville Transportation Authority), Georgia (Georgia Department of Aviation, White County Board of Commissioners, Heard County Board of Commissioners), and Texas (Harris County Flood Control District, Donna ISD)—with cooperative purchasing extending to Washington and Minnesota through Sourcewell. Representative recent opportunities include Collin County Community College District's ITB FY2024ITB037 (posted July 7, 2026, due July 10, 2024) for 41 line items of grounds equipment, parts, and supplies across ten campuses with an estimated annual expenditure of $48,000; Pinellas County Schools' RFQ #25-AM-017 (posted April 13, 2026, due November 4, 2025) for 15 line items of landscape maintenance equipment from manufacturers including Stihl, Toro, and Honda with an estimated contract value of approximately $45,000; Donna ISD's RFP 011326-892 (posted March 21, 2026, due April 8, 2026) for a multi-vendor catalog discount bid on lawn equipment and supplies effective September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2027; and Harris County Flood Control District's ITB 250389 (posted February 6, 2026, due March 2, 2026) for turf establishment, vegetation promotion, mowing, and related landscaping services with federal HUD Section 3 labor requirements and MWBE commitments.