NIGP 59563: Rocks, Ornamental and Decorative

NIGP 59563 Rocks, Ornamental And Decorative is an Item code under which state and local governments procure decorative and functional stone materials—including xeriscape gravel, synthetic stacked stone, reef augmentation limestone, and ornamental landscaping rock—for beautification, water conservation, infrastructure, and site restoration projects. Recent solicitations show counties, state corrections departments, state universities, and municipalities acquiring these materials through IFB and RFQ processes, with purchases ranging from specialized single-source supplies to competitive bids for high-tonnage landscape conversion initiatives. The Collier County Board of County Commissioners issued ITB 26-8667 in June 2026 for plants, trees, and shrubs including ornamental materials for the Pelican Bay Services Division, with a three-year contract term and historical annual expenditures of approximately $300,000 on an as-required basis. The Utah Department of Corrections conducted two concurrent IFBs (RR2631 and RR2632) in May 2026 for decorative multi-colored xeriscape rock—pink and gray, 1–3 inch diameter—to support statewide water conservation at correctional facilities in Salt Lake City and Gunnison, each with a fixed budget of $400,000 and June 30, 2026 delivery deadlines. Hillsborough County announced a sole-source procurement to Blades Group LLC for Rock Asphalt (a proprietary limestone-asphalt infused material) valued at $246,192 over three years, identifying it as the only known mined and bagged source in the Western Hemisphere.

Geographic concentration spans Florida, Georgia, Utah, Mississippi, and Arizona, with Utah corrections driving recent high-volume activity. The University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Coast Research Laboratory solicited sealed bids for Reef Augmentation #2 in March 2026, requiring 800 cubic yards of #57 limestone gravel for oyster reef plots in Mississippi Sound, due March 19, 2026. The City of Tucson issued a multi-year IFB in 2023 (still active through August 2023) for ABC Road and Ground Materials divided into aggregate base course and landscape materials including decorative rock and boulders, with potential for contract renewal across five one-year periods and Section 3 compliance requirements mandating 25 percent labor hours from Section 3 workers. The State of Georgia Department of Driver Services posted an eRFQ in April 2026 for synthetic stacked stone installation on customer service center counters statewide, due May 12, 2026. American Fork City issued a roundabout construction IFB in February 2026 that includes grading, landscaping restoration, and utility work, due March 18, 2026. Issuing bodies span state procurement offices, county commissioners, municipal public works departments, and state university research facilities, with no dominant repeat buyer pattern emerging across the recent sample.