NIGP 67530: Fumigating Gases (Other Than Soil)

NIGP 67530 Fumigating Gases (Other Than Soil), an Item code, covers structural fumigation services and related chemical products that state and local governments procure to eradicate pests in buildings and manage vegetation. The scope includes complete building tenting and drywood termite eradication, but recent solicitations show the code is also capturing statewide vegetation management contracts for herbicides, aquatic herbicides, adjuvants, and surfactants used by state agencies, counties, and municipalities on highways, city streets, forestry areas, and nurseries. Issuing bodies span city governments (Palo Alto), state departments (Washington State Department of Enterprise Services), and county governments (DeKalb County), with state-level cooperative purchasing vehicles emerging as significant drivers of activity. Contractors must hold valid pesticide dealer licenses and comply with state regulatory requirements; structural fumigation vendors must be licensed for building tenting and meet insurance and bonding standards.

The code sees recent activity across California and Washington. The City of Palo Alto posted RFQ 198360 on July 27, 2026, for Art Center Termite Tenting, seeking structural fumigation of the Palo Alto Art Center to eradicate drywood termites, with bids due August 4, 2026 and work scheduled for the last two weeks of December 2026. Washington State Department of Enterprise Services issued RFP 12225RFP on July 7, 2026, to establish a statewide contract vehicle for vegetation management products across three categories (WSDOT Tested Products, Related Vegetation Management Products, and Utility Vegetation Control Products), with historical annual spending ranging from $914,419 to $3.87 million and cumulative four-year spending of approximately $7.77 million; bids were due August 20, 2026, and primary purchasers included state agencies (45.33%), counties (45.11%), and special districts (9.64%). A pre-bid conference was held July 15, 2026, with apparent successful bidders announced September 16, 2026, and contract awards anticipated October 1, 2026.