NIGP 95138: Proving Grounds Services

NIGP 95138 Proving Grounds Services, an Item code, encompasses grounds maintenance and landscaping work that state and local governments solicit for parks, utility facilities, schools, and public right-of-ways. The scope includes mowing, edging, trimming, mulching, herbicide application, debris removal, irrigation maintenance, and hardscape cleaning across municipal and county properties. Issuing bodies soliciting under this code span city parks and recreation departments, county facilities management offices, municipal public works divisions, and school district boards of education. Work is typically performed on a monthly or seasonal basis under one-year initial contracts with optional renewals, and contractors must furnish all labor, materials, and equipment while meeting local licensing, insurance, and prevailing-wage requirements.

Recent activity concentrates in Florida, Georgia, and California. The City of Altamonte Springs issued ITB 26051KY in August 2026 for landscape maintenance across City and FDOT right-of-ways, stormwater ponds, and facilities with a contract term beginning November 1, 2026 and options to renew for up to four additional years; the incumbent is Helping Hand Lawn Care. Monroe County Facilities Management Department issued RFS 648 in September 2026 for monthly groundskeeping at two Marathon locations with proposals due October 7, 2026. Hart County Board of Education in Georgia issued an RFP in May 2026 for lawn care and grounds maintenance at ten school properties with proposals due June 19, 2026. The City of Santa Cruz Parks & Recreation Department issued RFP RFPNOPR0247 in July 2026 for median landscape and hardscape maintenance covering approximately 13 miles of medians and roundabouts, with a maximum budget of $125,000 and local business preferences of up to 6 percent. The City of Orlando issued RFP 260439 in August 2026 for grounds maintenance at wastewater administration, conservation, and lift-station facilities.