NIGP 94745: Forestry Economic and Marketing Services (Including Forestry Resources Services)

NIGP 94745 Forestry Economic and Marketing Services (Including Forestry Resources Services), an Item code, encompasses forest management labor and materials, invasive species and fuel reduction treatment, reforestation, vegetation management, and biomass utilization assessment—work that state forestry departments, water management districts, wildlife conservation agencies, and municipal parks departments procure regularly to manage state lands, restore native ecosystems, mitigate wildfire fuels, and support urban canopy goals. State and local buyers under this code include Florida's Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, the Suwannee River and Northwest Florida Water Management Districts, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, and cities including Atlanta and St. Cloud—a mix of state natural resource agencies, special-purpose water and wildlife districts, and municipal governments. Recent solicitations show active procurement across herbicide treatment for invasive species and timber stand improvement, mechanical and aerial vegetation management for fuel reduction, tree planting and maintenance for urban forestry, orchard and field pruning, goat browsing for brush removal, and biomass utilization pathway assessment.

Geographic activity spans Florida heavily (multiple departments and districts soliciting herbicide applications, replanting, and invasive species control across state forests and wildlife management areas), Minnesota (DNR bud capping, goat browsing, and orchard pruning across multiple counties), California (CAL FIRE vegetation management with prevailing wage requirements and SB/DVBE incentives available), Colorado (Boulder County's biomass carbon removal RFI), Washington (DNR forest carbon offset feasibility analysis), and Georgia (Atlanta's multi-phase community forestry RFP with volunteer engagement and workforce development components). Representative recent opportunities include the Suwannee River Water Management District's ITB for 255,000 containerized longleaf pine seedlings due August 3, 2026, with reforestation across 351 acres in north Florida; Minnesota DNR's RFB for goat browsing and woody removal across 45 acres at Minnewaska Native Prairie Bank due July 22, 2026; and the City of Atlanta's SOQ/GS for community-based forestry services including tree planting, pruning, volunteer coordination, and education programming, with IFB to follow in late June 2026. Florida's Department of Agriculture has issued multiple ITBs for herbicide treatments across state forests—cabbage palm treatment at Picayune Strand, sand pine eradication, and invasive aquatic plant removal—typically with mandatory pre-bid site visits, per-acre unit pricing, 95% minimum kill-rate performance standards, and liquidated damages clauses. CAL FIRE's vegetation management at North Fork Mokelumne Demonstration State Forest (ITB due July 8, 2026) offers 5% SB preference and up to 5% DVBE incentive on an estimated 175-acre mechanical mastication and hand crew scope through July 2028.