NIGP 94419: Animal Farming and Ranching Services

NIGP 94419 Animal Farming and Ranching Services, an Item code, encompasses equine facility management (stall cleaning and manure removal), commodity sales (hay, feed, and wood shavings), cattle and mixed-livestock grazing leases on county or municipal open-space property, and ancillary services such as ditch-rider responsibilities and irrigation system maintenance. State and local governments are actively procuring long-term agricultural leases that pair land access with sustainability requirements—organic production transitions, soil health enhancement, water-use efficiency, and carbon-emissions reduction—alongside facility management and equine support services tied to public recreation or conservation properties. Issuing bodies include county parks and open-space departments, city recreation authorities, and county agricultural resources divisions. Boulder County Parks & Open Space has emerged as a repeat buyer, issuing multiple RFPs for agricultural leases across distinct open-space properties.

Recent activity spans Colorado and Florida. Boulder County Parks & Open Space issued four RFPs in March and April 2026 for agricultural leases on 756 acres (AHI, due April 21, 2026), 54.5 acres (Wilkie Miller, due April 24, 2026), and 31 acres (James Construction, due May 8, 2026), each emphasizing sustainability alignment and operational planning weighted at 30 points in two-phase evaluation. Pasco County Parks, Recreation and Nature Resources issued an Invitation for Bid (IFB-SP-26-073) on April 1, 2026, for a cattle grazing lease on 208 acres in Spring Hill, Florida, requiring a minimum revenue threshold of $225 per animal unit and offering local vendor preference to lessees within Pasco County or adjoining Florida counties. The City of Conyers issued an RFP on July 7, 2026, for equine waste removal, shavings and feed sales, and golf-cart rentals at the Georgia International Horse Park (response due August 27, 2026), with a ten-year initial term and two-phase technical evaluation emphasizing relevant experience and staffing plan qualifications. Lease terms typically run three to ten years with fixed or production-based annual rent, mandatory pre-bid meetings and site visits, and comprehensive general-liability and workers'-compensation insurance requirements.