NIGP 94442: Fruit and Tree Nut Farming (Not Citrus)

NIGP 94442 Fruit and Tree Nut Farming (Not Citrus), an Item code, encompasses procurement of tree saplings, native seedlings, and orchard lease management by state and local jurisdictions—ranging from municipal tree-planting contracts to county agricultural leasing for fruit and vegetable operations. State and local governments solicit under this code to source containerized and bare-root nursery stock for parks and environmental restoration projects, to lease agricultural open space for organic production, and to procure related installation and establishment services including site preparation, invasive species removal, and post-planting maintenance. The issuing bodies include municipal parks and recreation departments (City of Little Rock, City of Tampa), county parks and open space divisions (Boulder County), and city procurement offices executing federal environmental grants.

Recent opportunities span Arkansas, Florida, and Colorado. The City of Little Rock, Arkansas Parks and Recreation Department issued ITB 235927 in May 2026 for tree and sapling planting at Reservoir and Murray Park, requiring contractors to plant approximately 7,550 trees—7,100 bare-root native seedlings and 450 semi-mature trees including White Oak, Red Oak, Hickory, Walnut, and Eastern Redbud—with 90 percent minimum survival through one year of post-planting maintenance, funded by EPA Climate Pollution Reduction Grants and subject to prevailing wage and federal DBE set-aside compliance, with bids due June 10, 2026. The City of Tampa, operating under Hillsborough County, Florida, issued RFQ 26-P-00248 in April 2026 for delivery of 500 native Florida trees across eight species (Seagrape, Florida Maple, Sand Live Oak, Dahoon Holly, Sand Pine, Red Mulberry, Chickasaw Plum, Turkey Oak) in 3-gallon containers or ball & burlap to Florida Grade 1 standards, delivered April 17, 2026. Boulder County Parks & Open Space Agricultural Resources Division issued three concurrent RFPs in March and April 2026 to lease approximately 756 acres (AHI), 54.5 acres (Wilkie Miller), and 31 acres (James Construction) for hay, forage, fruit, and vegetable production, with lease terms ranging three to five years and annual rents from $1,100 to $32,500 plus county reimbursement for weed control and crop establishment costs.