NIGP 67535: Grains and Baits, Poisoned

NIGP 67535 Grains and Baits, Poisoned is an Item code that captures state and local procurement of herbicides, aquatic herbicides, adjuvants, surfactants, and related vegetation management chemicals used to control weeds and unwanted plants on highways, city streets, forestry areas, nurseries, and other public lands. State agencies, counties, municipalities, and special districts are the primary buyers under this code. Washington State Department of Enterprise Services is a significant repeat purchaser, establishing statewide contract vehicles for vegetation management products used across state agencies and municipalities managing transportation corridors, parks, and other public property.

Washington State Department of Enterprise Services posted RFP 12225RFP on July 7, 2026, soliciting vegetation management and related products with responses due August 20, 2026. The solicitation organizes purchases into three contract 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 across four years. Primary purchasers split nearly evenly between state agencies (45.33%) and counties (45.11%), with special districts and political subdivisions accounting for 9.64%. The resulting contracts will run up to sixty months. A virtual pre-bid conference is scheduled for July 15, 2026, with apparent successful bidders announced September 16, 2026, and contract awards anticipated October 1, 2026. Bidders must hold valid Washington State Department of Agriculture Pesticide Dealer Licenses and comply with WAC 18.170 and RCW 15.58; a five percent cost reduction applies for PCB-free products and packaging certified by independent third-party testing.