NIGP 95219: Community Garden Program

NIGP 95219 Community Garden Program is an Item code capturing state and local procurement for urban forestry, tree planting, community gardening, environmental education, and volunteer-led landscape restoration services. State and local governments use this code to contract for tree canopy expansion, invasive plant removal, community environmental stewardship programming, and workforce development tied to green infrastructure and public health equity goals. The issuing bodies include city departments of parks and recreation, environmental services, and public health authorities, as well as community-based organizations and nonprofits operating under grant agreements from state agencies. Recent solicitations emphasize partnerships with community-based contractors and voluntary sector engagement, alongside technical expertise in arboriculture, landscape management, and environmental restoration.

The City of Atlanta Department of Parks and Recreation has been the primary recent buyer under this code, issuing a prequalification notice in April 2026 (PE66062NONST2026000000363, due May 21, 2026) and a follow-on Statement of Qualifications in June 2026 (PE66062NONST2026000000405, due June 17, 2026) for community-based forestry services. Atlanta's scope includes planting and maintaining 6,000 trees over two seasons (2026–2027 and 2027–2028), pruning 5,000 existing trees, coordinating 48 volunteer invasive plant control projects, and delivering 16 tree walks, 6 volunteer training courses, 16 pruning classes, 22 speaker events, 500 school classroom visits, and 16 paid high school summer positions citywide. Required qualifications include six years of community forestry experience, an ISA Certified Arborist or Landscape Architect on staff, a Georgia Commercial Pesticide Applicator's License, and three years of invasive plant control and environmental education experience. Additional recent activity includes the City of Detroit's RFP for recycling program support and education services (due April 14, 2026, RFP #185995) emphasizing residential and school-based environmental outreach, and the Oregon Health Authority's Notice of Intent to Award for Public Health Equity Grants (139 awardees, February 2026) supporting community-based organizations delivering health and environmental services to underserved populations across Oregon.