NIGP 51566: Shears: Grass, Hedge, Lopping, Pruning, etc.

NIGP 51566 Shears: Grass, Hedge, Lopping, Pruning, Etc. is an Item code that encompasses hand-held cutting equipment for grounds maintenance work solicited by municipal and district-level public bodies. State and local governments procure these shears as part of broader grounds equipment and landscape service contracts rather than as standalone commodity acquisitions; recent solicitations frame them within multi-category grounds maintenance line items alongside mowers, trimmers, blowers, and landscape supplies. Issuing bodies include county community colleges, municipalities, and special-purpose districts—Collin County Community College District, the City of Scottsdale, Salt Lake City Corporation, Harris County Flood Control District, and the California Department of Transportation all recently solicited cutting equipment or vegetation management services where shears appear as component line items within larger grounds operations portfolios. Geographic activity spans Texas, Arizona, Utah, California, and Florida, with the largest recent purchasing momentum in Texas (Collin County Community College, City of Dallas, Harris County Flood Control District).

Representative recent opportunities reflect two procurement patterns. Collin County Community College District issued ITB FY2024ITB037 for Grounds Equipment, Parts, and Supplies on a three-year basis (September 1, 2024–August 31, 2027) with an estimated annual expenditure of $48,000, covering 41 line items of hand-held equipment and supplies across ten campuses; responses were due July 10, 2024. The City of Scottsdale issued ITB 26IFB074 for preventative maintenance and supplies for approximately 150 small engine units (hedge trimmers, chainsaws, and string trimmers included) with sealed bids due June 8, 2026, structured in three lots covering 2-cycle equipment, 4-cycle equipment, and inventory supplies. Salt Lake City Corporation's RFP SLCI26094 for arboricultural services (tree pruning, removal, and planting) across all city areas had a proposal deadline of May 12, 2026. Caltrans District 10 issued an IFPQ for tree trimming and pruning services across eight Central Valley counties with a maximum contract value of $461,000 and a three-year term (April 27, 2026–April 26, 2029), restricted to small businesses, micro businesses, and disabled veteran business enterprises.