NIGP 65040: Pond Maintenance Equipment

NIGP 65040 Pond Maintenance Equipment is an Item code under which state and local governments procure equipment, materials, and services for the construction, rehabilitation, and ongoing maintenance of retention ponds, stormwater facilities, and ornamental water features. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers purchasing pond dredging, aeration systems, fountain installations, vegetation management across large acreage, and fish nursery operations—a scope that spans capital rehabilitation projects, routine maintenance cycles, and specialized operational support for recreational and environmental water systems.

County governments and municipal parks departments drive activity under this code. Orange County, Florida and DeKalb County, Georgia have posted multiple solicitations in the past three months; Chatham County, Georgia; the City of Palm Bay, Florida; Broward County, Florida; and Montgomery County, Pennsylvania have also solicited recently. Florida jurisdictions account for the densest concentration of recent postings. The City of Palm Bay issued an ITB on April 24, 2026 (bid due June 9, 2026) for pond improvements at two locations funded by a $550,000 State of Florida Department of Environmental Protection grant, with scope including dredging, steel sheet pile walls, weir structures, aeration equipment installation, and wetland construction. Orange County, Florida solicited sealed bids through an RFP on April 9, 2026 (due May 11, 2026) for MSBU and Non-MSBU Retention Pond Mowing and Maintenance across approximately 35,000 acres over five years, with a Service Disabled Veteran Business preference of 3% to 8%. Broward County Parks and Recreation posted a fixed-price procurement on April 2, 2026 (due April 8, 2026) for a Lake Fountain Replacement at Plantation Heritage Park, requiring supply, installation, and startup of a 7.5 HP fountain system within 45 days. Montgomery County, Pennsylvania issued a letter-of-interest solicitation (due June 4, 2026) to sub-lease and operate a trout fish nursery facility in collaboration with the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission, with no budget specified.