NIGP 94549: Hunting and Trapping Services

NIGP 94549 Hunting and Trapping Services is an Item code under which state and local governments procure nuisance wildlife removal, animal control and exclusion services, and guided hunting packages for prize drawings and recreational use. The work spans live and dead animal removal from school and public properties, emergency response animal control with strict service-time guarantees, and curated big-game hunting experiences managed as state recreation programs. Issuing bodies include school districts, state wildlife departments, and parks authorities. The School Board of Sarasota County, Florida recently solicited nuisance wildlife and animal control services covering removal of bats, rats, snakes, opossums, raccoons, bobcats, and other wildlife from school properties throughout the county, with emergency response times as short as two hours and a one-year base term with two optional one-year renewals. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has posted multiple RFPs for guided hunting packages—including white-tailed deer, pronghorn, and waterfowl hunts—to be awarded as prizes in state drawing competitions, each requiring three to five days of all-inclusive service with guide, lodging, meals, and on-site transportation. Contractors must carry substantial insurance ($1 million to $2 million general liability depending on scope) and hold at least three years of verifiable experience in their respective service lines.

Recent activity concentrates in Florida and Texas. The School Board of Sarasota County ITB for nuisance wildlife and animal control (Bid #27-0328) closed August 14, 2026, with board action on September 15, 2026. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department issued two overlapping RFPs for guided big-game hunting packages—one posted August 7, 2026 with due date August 14, 2026, and a revised posting on September 1, 2026 with due date September 16, 2026—both seeking multi-day hunts conducted entirely within Texas and pricing-weighted at 40 percent of evaluation. Sarasota County required bidders to maintain S/MBE certification eligibility through the Florida Department of Management Services Office of Supplier Diversity, while TPWD contracts run through August 31, 2028 with three optional one-year renewals.