NIGP 945: Fishing, Hunting, Trapping, Game Propagation, and Related Services

NIGP 945 Fishing, Hunting, Trapping, Game Propagation, And Related Services is a Class code under which state and local governments procure habitat restoration, fuels reduction, ecological management, and specialized wildlife services supporting conservation and post-fire recovery. The scope encompasses forestry and rangeland treatments (mastication, aerial seeding and herbicide application, brush mowing, chipping), wildlife infrastructure (fish habitat structures, hatchery equipment), environmental sampling and monitoring, and collaborative stewardship work conducted through federal partnerships and conservation frameworks. Recent activity shows issuing bodies dominated by Utah state agencies—the Division of Purchasing on behalf of Wildlife Resources, Department of Natural Resources, and the Plant Industry Division—along with California county governments (Tuolumne and Orange Counties), state conservation departments (Missouri, Delaware), and special-purpose districts. Tuolumne County appears as a repeat buyer, issuing multiple RFPs for fuels-reduction and site-preparation work tied to post-fire reforestation on National Forest lands under Master Stewardship Agreements. Utah agencies drive the highest concentration of recent solicitations, with dozens of aerial seeding, herbicide application, and rangeland management IFBs and RFQs posted since mid-September 2026.

Representative recent opportunities reflect the current market: Tuolumne County issued RFP20250154 (Jawbone Creek mechanical site prep, 796 acres, due November 13, 2026) and RFP20250153 (Cherry West mechanical site prep, 536 acres, due November 13, 2026), both soliciting mastication, piling, and hand thinning via best-value RFP evaluation. Utah Division of Wildlife Resources posted numerous aerial seeding and herbicide application RFQs and IFBs—including AS27121 (Color Country aerial seeding, 5,574 acres, IFB due October 23, 2026), NC27122 (VAL upgrade at Springville Fish Hatchery, IFB due October 15, 2026), and BD27-112 (Green River District aerial herbicide on 10,934 acres, IFB due October 1, 2026)—all awarding to lowest responsive and responsible bidders with fixed pricing guarantees through project completion. The State of Utah has also conducted pre-qualification list renewals (NC27118, Rangeland Services RFSQ due October 27, 2026) establishing approved vendors for mastication, chaining, seeding, and Russian olive removal across multiple acreage tiers. Geographic spread is heavily weighted toward Utah and California Sierra Nevada / Stanislaus National Forest regions, with secondary activity in Missouri and Delaware. Activity is concentrated in Q3–Q4 2026, driven by post-fire restoration windows and fall planting/treatment schedules, with most contracts requiring completion by October or November 2026 and work guarantees from contractors through final acceptance.