NIGP 59538: Mulch, Pine Straw

NIGP 59538 Mulch, Pine Straw is an Item code under which state and local governments procure pine straw, hardwood mulch, engineered wood fiber, and related ground cover materials for landscape installation, maintenance, and erosion control at municipal, county, school district, and airport properties. Recent solicitations show a mix of supply-and-delivery contracts, supply-and-installation turnkey services on an as-needed basis, and specialized applications such as odor control mulch bed refurbishment at utility facilities. Issuing bodies include municipalities (City of Milton, Florida), counties (Sarasota County, DeKalb County, Georgia; Greenville County, South Carolina; Boulder County, Colorado), school districts (Parkway School District, Missouri), and special-purpose authorities (Savannah Airport Commission). Most contracts operate as as-needed or blanket purchase-order arrangements with no guaranteed minimum volumes, unit pricing locked for multi-year terms, and renewal options at the procuring entity's discretion. Work spans landscape bed installation and maintenance, erosion control applications, site preparation and weed control, removal and disposal of existing materials, and emergency response following weather events.

Recent opportunities span Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Missouri, and Colorado. The City of Milton, Florida is requesting sealed bids under ITB-2026-04 for pine straw supply, delivery, and installation services with bids due May 27, 2026, at $1 million commercial general liability coverage required, encompassing Highway 90 and Dogwood Drive with three-inch minimum settled coverage depths for general ground cover. Parkway School District in Missouri solicited hardwood mulch and engineered wood fiber on a blanket purchase-order basis with proposals due September 17, 2026, and an estimated annual spend of approximately $50,000 with no purchase guarantee. Sarasota County issued an IFB for five-year odor control mulch bed media refurbishment and replacement at nine utility vacuum stations, with lump-sum pricing by location and $1 million commercial general liability required. The Savannah Airport Commission's RFP 2026-0019 sought mini pine bark mulch installation across a 3,681-acre campus at an estimated 1,400 cubic yards annually with a three-year initial term and two optional one-year renewals, using a weighted evaluation scoring experience and past performance at 35 points, technical approach at 25 points, cost at 20 points, and references at 15 points. Greenville County, South Carolina solicited double-ground mulch supply and installation for the County Administration Building under a one-year contract with four optional annual renewals, with a mandatory pre-proposal meeting on April 9, 2026, and sealed proposals due April 21, 2026.