NIGP 92640: Ecological Services

NIGP 92640 Ecological Services is an Item code under which state and local governments procure environmental assessment, habitat restoration, invasive species management, wildlife conservation, and specialized ecological investigations on a task-order or project basis. Recent solicitations show issuing bodies ranging from state environmental and natural resources departments to counties, special districts, and utility authorities pursuing ecological work tied to regulatory compliance, environmental permitting, habitat mitigation, and restoration of damaged or degraded ecosystems. The scope spans aquatic plant surveys and mechanical harvesting, gopher tortoise recipient site management, riparian restoration with invasive species removal and native replanting, marine debris clearance, mangrove and seagrass restoration, threatened-species habitat monitoring, brownfield site assessment and remediation, forest carbon offset feasibility analysis, and tuber or invasive species monitoring across wetlands and waterways. Work often carries federal compliance requirements—NEPA documentation, Davis-Bacon wage standards, EPA environmental quality standards, and Section 312 Qualified Environmental Professional credentials—and many opportunities involve coordination with state wildlife agencies or multi-jurisdictional permitting.

Issuing bodies include state agencies (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Georgia Department of Transportation, Washington Department of Natural Resources), water and environmental utilities (Tampa Bay Water), counties (Dorchester County South Carolina, Hillsborough County Florida, Collier County Florida, Boulder County Colorado), cities (Phoenix, Huntsville Texas, Mableton Georgia), soil and water conservation districts (Coos County Oregon), and special authorities (Florida's Turnpike Enterprise, Oregon Army National Guard, Illinois Emergency Management Agency). Recent geographic activity concentrates in Florida, Illinois, Georgia, Oregon, and Colorado, with scattered opportunities in South Carolina, Arizona, and Washington. Representative recent opportunities include Tampa Bay Water's RFP for as-needed ecological services on task-order basis due November 13, 2026; Dorchester County's IFB for Ashley River obstruction clearing (waterway debris removal following Tropical Storm Debby) with bids due October 21, 2026; the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's ITB for Lake Tohopekaliga mechanical harvesting of nuisance aquatic plants with an estimated contract value of $200,000 and bids due October 2, 2026; the State of Oregon's RFP for Washington Ground Squirrel habitat restoration at Boardman with proposals due June 11, 2026; and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources' bid for Ginger Creek hydrilla monitoring and tuber assessment across 70 acres with proposals due September 9, 2026. Single-source procurements are also active, including the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's notice for marine scientific dive survey and targeted removal of invasive Halophila stipulacea (estimated value $53,853.77) and BioBase LLC subscription services for aquatic sonar data processing (estimated three-year value $350,000).