NIGP 67525: Defoliants, Cotton

NIGP 67525 Defoliants, Cotton is an Item code covering herbicides, aquatic herbicides, adjuvants, surfactants, and related vegetation management products that state and local governments procure to manage highways, city streets, forestry areas, nurseries, and other public lands. State and local agencies are currently buying these products through statewide contract vehicles and regional procurement efforts that consolidate demand across multiple jurisdictions and purchasing tiers. Washington State Department of Enterprise Services' RFP 12225RFP, posted July 7, 2026, exemplifies the scale and structure of current solicitation activity: the agency is establishing a statewide contract vehicle for vegetation management products with historical annual spending ranging from $914,419 to $3.87 million, supported by four-year cumulative spending of approximately $7.77 million. Primary purchasers under such vehicles are state agencies (45.33%), counties (45.11%), and special districts or political subdivisions (9.64%). Vendors must hold valid state pesticide dealer licenses and comply with state pesticide regulations; Washington's solicitation adds incentives for PCB-free products certified by independent third-party testing. The structure supports multiple main awards per category and reserved awards for small business and veteran-owned business set-asides.

The Washington solicitation represents the most substantial recent activity in this code and indicates geographic concentration in the Pacific Northwest. Washington State Department of Enterprise Services intends to award up to four main awards and one reserved award across three product categories (WSDOT tested products, related vegetation management products, and utility vegetation control products), with contract terms up to sixty months and responses due August 20, 2026. A virtual pre-bid conference is scheduled for July 15, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time, and the apparent successful bidders announcement is anticipated September 16, 2026. No other recent state or local opportunities in this code appear in the current opportunity block.