NIGP 94438: Crop Farming (Not Otherwise Classified)

NIGP 94438 Crop Farming (Not Otherwise Classified), Item code, encompasses native plantings, habitat restoration, and agricultural leasing and farming services that state and local governments procure to manage open space, wildlife areas, and agricultural properties. Recent solicitations show state and local bodies purchasing custom farming operations (ground preparation, planting, harvesting, tillage, and chemical application), agricultural land leases with sustainability requirements, native tree and shrub installation for ecological restoration, and specialized services including ditch maintenance, hay production, livestock grazing management, and manure removal. The issuing bodies include state departments of agriculture and environmental protection, county parks and open space divisions, and city parks and recreation departments; Boulder County Parks & Open Space appears as a repeat buyer with four separate lease opportunities posted in March through April 2026 across different open space properties. Work solicitation types span RFPs for lease and service agreements, RFQQs for planting projects, and small-purchase procurements for custom farming services.

Geographic activity concentrates in Colorado (particularly Boulder County), Washington State (Department of Fish and Wildlife), Illinois (Department of Agriculture), New Jersey (Department of Environmental Protection), New Mexico (City of Albuquerque), and California (County of Ventura). Representative recent opportunities include the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife's Samish River Unit Tree and Shrub Planting Project (RFQQ 26-00007, response due July 13, 2026, $227,000 over three years) requiring native plant procurement and installation across King, Snohomish, Skagit, Whatcom counties; Boulder County Parks & Open Space AHI Agricultural Lease (RFP 27026, response due April 21, 2026, fixed annual rent of $32,500 starting 2027) covering 756 acres with hay, forage, and commodity crop production; the Illinois Department of Agriculture custom farming services at Henry White Farm (small purchase, response due April 9, 2026) for 70 acres of soybean and corn production with a five-year initial term; and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection custom farm services solicitation (Bid 26DPP01281, response due June 12, 2026) covering 102 price lines across reclamation, soil preparation, planting, haying, and herbicide operations across three regional groups statewide. Prevailing wage compliance, commercial general liability insurance requirements, and sustainability or habitat-restoration provisions feature across opportunities; some solicitations include bid preferences or encouragement for disadvantaged and minority-owned enterprises.