NIGP 51565: Rakers and Combers, Lawn, Power

NIGP 51565 Rakers and Combers, Lawn, Power is an Item code under which state and local governments procure hand-held and walk-behind power rakes, leaf collectors, and related grounds-maintenance equipment for school districts, municipalities, county facilities, and community colleges. Recent solicitations show governments buying 17-inch aluminum-frame rakes, walk-behind leaf blowers, wheel blowers, multi-vacuums, and ancillary grounds equipment as standalone items or as part of larger landscape-maintenance equipment packages. School districts and community college districts dominate the issuing bodies, supported by city purchasing offices and county departments of aviation or facilities management. Pinellas County School District in Florida (RFQ #25-AM-017, due November 4, 2025) is soliciting 15 line items of landscape maintenance equipment including rakes, blowers, mowers, and trimmers with an estimated contract value of $45,000 and potential for two one-year renewals; Collin County Community College District in Texas (ITB FY2024ITB037, due July 10, 2024) sought grounds equipment, parts, and supplies across ten campuses with an estimated annual expenditure of $48,000 over a three-year term.

Geographic activity centers on Texas, Florida, and Georgia based on recent postings. The City of Houston (RFQ INF20260351, due August 28, 2026) sought 17-inch aluminum-frame rakes, while the Georgia Department of Aviation (IFB/GS/DOA/2605-1260221, due July 10, 2026) included exterior grounds maintenance as part of facility operations. A Sourcewell cooperative purchasing RFP (#061626, due June 16, 2026) for law enforcement equipment included participation from multiple Washington state counties and extends to public entities across the United States and Canada, though law enforcement equipment sits outside the core scope of this code. School districts and community colleges typically require five-year replacement-parts availability, accept purchasing-card payments, and conduct awards to one or two lowest-cost responsive vendors on multi-line-item procurements.