NIGP 95838: Farm Management Services (Including Dairy, Pasture and Range Management)

NIGP Item 95838, Farm Management Services (Including Dairy, Pasture And Range Management), encompasses agricultural operations and land stewardship services that state and local governments procure to maintain productive farmland, manage wildlife populations on public lands, and expand educational and recreational use of park properties. Recent solicitations show purchasing bodies contracting for crop production and field management on leased acreage, invasive species control through trapping and humane dispatch, regenerative agriculture practices including cover cropping and rotational grazing, and habitat management integrated with farming operations. Issuing bodies include county governments, state park departments, and city parks and recreation agencies. County and municipal parks departments appear as repeat buyers, using the code to sustain agricultural heritage at public facilities while meeting conservation and educational mandates. Procurement notices typically require operators to furnish all labor, equipment, seed, and fertilizers; comply with soil conservation district standards and state environmental regulations; implement specified management practices such as biological pest management or wildlife-friendly cropping; and provide multiple professional references demonstrating prior experience on comparable acreage.

Recent opportunities span Pennsylvania, California, New Mexico, and Texas. Montgomery County, Pennsylvania issued RFP 26-28 on April 27, 2026 (due May 28, 2026) seeking an agricultural operator for 409.9 acres at Norristown Farm Park, emphasizing sustainable practices and Community Supported Agriculture operations on a one-year initial lease renewable for up to nine additional years. The California Department of Parks and Recreation, Diablo Range District released Invitation for Bid C25680022 on April 6, 2026 (bid opening April 21, 2026) for wild pig management across Mount Diablo State Park and related facilities over thirty-six months, not to exceed $600,000.00, with a 5% small business preference available. The City of Albuquerque Parks and Recreation Department posted RFP-2025-755-PRK-MP on March 17, 2026 (due April 16, 2026) for farming services on 10 acres with mandatory regenerative agriculture and 25% wildlife habitat production requirements, including a mandatory pre-proposal conference on March 25, 2026. The City of Lubbock issued ITB2619406SR on February 26, 2026 (due March 17, 2026) for a cash farm lease on 40 acres with local preference consideration available under Texas law.