NIGP 57838: Forestry Equipment and Supplies

NIGP 57838 Forestry Equipment And Supplies, an Item code, encompasses woody biomass processing equipment, services, and related machinery that state and local governments procure to support forestry management, wildfire mitigation, and community forest health programs. The recent solicitation activity shows state and local jurisdictions buying biomass processing services—including horizontal grinders, excavators, chippers, and operators—rather than equipment alone; contracting for irrigation system components and installation; and establishing cooperative purchasing frameworks for law enforcement and specialized equipment across multiple jurisdictions. Issuing bodies include county parks and open-space departments, cities, and statewide cooperative purchasing vehicles serving K-12 school districts, higher education institutions, nonprofit organizations, and tribal governments across the United States and Canada.

Recent opportunities span multiple regions and issuing types. Boulder County Parks and Open Space Department (Colorado) posted RFP 26426 on March 21, 2026, seeking proposals for woody biomass processing services to process pine slash, decayed wood, and woody debris at three Community Forestry Sort Yards, with proposals due April 10, 2026; evaluation focuses on mobilization speed (72-hour requirement), vendor qualifications, equipment rates, and response strength across a 100-point matrix. The City of DeBary, Florida solicited irrigation system improvements for Rob Sullivan Park through competitive bid, specifying a Hunter system installation (Bid 03-15, posted April 13, 2026). Sourcewell, the Minnesota local government cooperative, issued RFP 061626 on May 12, 2026 to establish a law enforcement equipment contracting solution across participating Washington counties (Franklin, Grant, Grays Harbor, Chelan, and Yakima), with proposals due June 16, 2026. The City of Dallas posted an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract (Bid BU26-00030081, April 2, 2026) for thirty-six-month electric switchgear repair services, with bid due May 29, 2026 and an 11.52% Small Business Enterprise participation goal; Dallas also applies a 5% local price preference for Dallas-based firms on contracts under $500,000.