NIGP 90541: Dusting and Seeding Services, Crop (Aerial)

NIGP 90541 Dusting and Seeding Services, Crop (Aerial), Item, encompasses aerial application of pesticides, herbicides, and seed across state and local jurisdictions, with recent solicitations dominated by mosquito adulticide applications in Florida counties and drone-based herbicide and seed dispersal for forestry management across Michigan, Utah, Oregon, and Texas. State and local governments procure fixed-wing and helicopter aerial spraying for pest control (primarily Ultra-Low Volume mosquito adulticide using Dibrom or naled), aerial seeding for reforestation and fuel-break establishment, and aerial herbicide release for conifer plantation maintenance. Issuing bodies span county mosquito-control divisions (Volusia, Broward, Orange counties in Florida), state forestry and wildlife agencies (Oregon Department of Forestry, Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Utah Division of Wildlife Resources), state departments of agriculture (Texas General Land Office), and correctional systems (Texas Department of Criminal Justice). Broward County and Florida counties appear as repeat buyers, with multiple open-end indefinite-quantity contracts supporting ongoing mosquito-control operations.

Recent activity concentrates in Florida (aerial mosquito adulticide), the Pacific Northwest (aerial seeding for reforestation near Oakridge, Oregon), and the Mountain West (aerial herbicide and seed application across Utah for wildlife habitat and fuel-break management). Michigan's Natural Resources division has issued multiple RFPs for drone-based herbicide application across the Upper and Lower Peninsulas. Representative recent opportunities include the County of Volusia, Florida ITB 26-B-136LB for fixed-wing aerial mosquito adulticide across up to 245,000 acres annually (responses due October 28, 2026), the Oregon Department of Forestry ITB for aerial conifer seeding of 5,024 acres in the Willamette National Forest (bids due October 16, 2026), Broward County's indefinite-quantity RFQ for Ultra-Low Volume aerial adulticide covering approximately 157,000 acres (responses due September 29, 2026), and the State of Utah Wildlife Resources IFB for aerial herbicide application on 10,934.2 acres near Vernal (bids due October 1, 2026). Contracts typically impose substantial insurance requirements ($1–10 million aircraft liability, $1–2 million general liability), strict operational windows (mosquito applications between midnight and 6:30 a.m., forestry seeding constrained by elevation and season), GPS and FAA certification mandates, and per-acre unit pricing with firm pricing through project completion.