NIGP 947: Forestry Services

NIGP 947 Forestry Services, a Class code, encompasses mechanical vegetation treatment, tree planting and removal, wildfire hazard reduction, stand examination, and timber management services that state and local governments procure across diverse land types—from municipal parks and county scenic roads to state wildlife areas and national forests. Recent solicitations span mastication (mechanical shredding of small trees and brush), non-commercial thinning, hand planting of conifers, stump grinding, tree trimming and removal, silvicultural services, boundary location and timber stand improvement, with contract scopes ranging from 29 acres to over 14,000 acres across single or multi-year terms. Issuing bodies include state forestry and wildlife divisions (Utah, Colorado, Oregon, Massachusetts), county governments and municipalities (Hillsborough County Florida, Town of Fairhaven Massachusetts, Park City Utah, Seminole County Florida), special districts (Los Altos Hills County Fire District), and federal lands administered through state procurement offices (Sawtooth National Forest, Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, Willamette National Forest). The mix skews toward state-level environmental and land management agencies soliciting on behalf of specific geographic areas or conservation initiatives, with occasional municipal and county Parks and Recreation departments seeking recurring or on-call tree services.

Recent activity concentrates in Utah (multiple mastication and shrub restoration RFQs and IFBs through Division of Purchasing), Colorado (pinyon-juniper mechanical treatment RFQs with mandatory pre-bid meetings), Massachusetts (tree services, boundary work, and landscape maintenance from DCR and town highway departments), and Oregon (stand exam and tree planting RFQs from Department of Forestry). Representative recent solicitations include the State of Utah Division of Forestry issuing IFB BD26-83 for 34-acre mechanical mastication near Parowan with bids due July 23, 2026; Colorado Parks and Wildlife requesting RFQs for 266-acre mastication and hand thinning at Droney Gulch State Wildlife Area with mandatory June 2, 2026 pre-bid attendance and June 16, 2026 closing; Seminole County Board of County Commissioners soliciting RFP524526AES for mechanical vegetation reduction and firebreak maintenance with Addendum #1 issued June 17, 2026; Town of Fairhaven Massachusetts posting RFQ for FY27 on-call tree services (trimming, removal, stump removal, Certified Arborist inspections, emergency response) due July 23, 2026; Park City Municipal Corporation soliciting RFP for 162-acre Forest Health & Fuels Program with pre-proposal meeting May 13, 2026 and proposals due May 29, 2026; and Boulder County Parks requesting RFP26426 for woody biomass processing at three sites with proposals due April 10, 2026. Set-asides and preferences appear selectively—Colorado and Utah offer resident bidder preferences and SDVOSB/SVDVOSB adjustments (typically 5%), while Massachusetts and Colorado projects mandate pre-bid meetings and site inspection as eligibility or evaluation factors. Equipment and personnel qualifications (ISA Certified Arborists, Class C-27 contractors' licenses in California, BOLI Forestry endorsements in Oregon) are standard compliance requirements tied to safety and professional standards rather than procurement set-asides.