NIGP 91873: Landscaping Consulting

NIGP 91873 Landscaping Consulting, an Item code, encompasses strategic planning, assessment, and advisory services for municipal parks and recreation departments, urban forest management, cemetery beautification, trail systems, and grounds maintenance programs. State and local governments solicit landscape consulting to develop multi-year master plans with implementable strategies, conduct operational and organizational assessments, design restoration and enhancement projects, and establish long-term maintenance frameworks—work that combines planning expertise with horticultural and environmental knowledge to guide capital investment and operational decisions.

Soliciting bodies span city parks and recreation departments, county governments, transportation authorities, water resource agencies, and municipal school districts. Recent activity shows repeat activity from the City of Atlanta (Urban Forest Master Plan, downtown trail construction, and operational efficiency studies), Orange County Transportation Authority (multiple landscaping maintenance and consulting RFPs), and Collier County, Florida (landscape restoration, sod services, and regional park development). The geographic spread is broad: Colorado, Georgia, Florida, California, Oregon, Texas, North Carolina, Wisconsin, Connecticut, and New York all appear in recent opportunities. Representative recent solicitations include the City of Wheat Ridge Parks & Recreation Department's October 2026 RFP for a five-year strategic plan update (budget ceiling $25,000, response due October 28, 2026), the City of Atlanta's October 2026 IFB for a 15-year Urban Forest Master Plan with community engagement and implementation framework (completion by April 30, 2029, funded through U.S. Forest Service Inflation Reduction Act grant), the City of Orlando's RFP for Arborist Consulting and Tree Removal Services (ISA Certified Arborist with TRAQ required, 60% of evaluation weight on certification and experience, federally funded through USFS IRA award), and the Orange County Transportation Authority's IFB for landscaping services across 13 facilities including transportation centers and OC Streetcar properties (estimated annual contract value $354,050 for one-year term, prevailing wage contract with DBE participation goal, response due November 2, 2026).