NIGP 595: Nursery (Plants) Stock, Equipment, and Supplies

NIGP 595 Nursery (Plants) Stock, Equipment, and Supplies is a Class code encompassing the supply and installation of plant materials, landscaping services, and related equipment that state and local governments purchase for public grounds maintenance, park development, habitat restoration, and streetscape projects. State and local buyers procure native and ornamental plants in various container sizes, trees and shrubs for replacement and beautification programs, turf and soil amendment services, landscape installation and maintenance, mangrove and coastal restoration materials, and specialized horticultural supplies including fertilizers, mulch, and irrigation components. Recent solicitations show cities, counties, and special-purpose districts—including transit authorities and water districts—actively bidding supply and installation work across multiple geographic regions.

The issuing-body mix spans city parks and public works departments (City of Norwalk, City of Palm Bay, City of Pembroke Pines, Collier County, Hillsborough County), county agencies managing natural resources and restoration (Orange County Community Resources, Clean Water Services in Oregon, Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency), transit authorities procuring amenities (Collier Area Transit), and municipal facilities maintenance programs (City of Milpitas). Recent high-activity states include Florida (Collier County ITB 25-8571 for transit shelters and amenities with solar lighting and integrated landscaping; Collier County ITB 26-8667 for ornamental plants and native species; Pembroke Pines RFQ for driving range re-turfing with Paspalum sod), California (County of Orange RFP for California native container plants with custom propagation and delivery services; City of Tustin CIP 20094 for legacy park planting with 3,513 five-gallon and 13,982 one-gallon shrubs), Connecticut (City of Norwalk RFP for tree and shrub supply and planting), and Oregon (Clean Water Services RFP for native plant materials for watershed projects). Collier County appears as a repeat buyer across multiple plant and landscaping categories. Representative recent opportunities include the County of Orange California Native Container Plant Supply and Services (RFP, proposals due January 20, 2026, seeking five years' nursery operations experience and capability to grow 40 species with annual orders of 5,000 plants); Collier County Pelican Bay Services Division Plants, Trees and Shrubs (ITB 26-8667, bids due July 8, 2026, unit pricing for 78 line items including ornamental plants, shrubs, grasses, native species, and sod); City of Norwalk Supply and Planting of Trees and Shrubs (RFP, proposals due August 4, 2026); and Collier County Pelican Bay Clam Bay Mangrove Restoration (Quick Quote 26, bids due May 12, 2026, furnishing and installing approximately 4,766 native coastal plants across 7 acres). Geographic spread concentrates in Florida and California, with secondary activity in Connecticut, Oregon, Colorado, and Delaware. Vendors pursuing this code should prepare for unit-pricing structures, demonstrate horticultural licensing and nursery capacity where required, expect 3–5 year contract terms with optional renewals, and budget for prevailing wage compliance on public works projects.