NIGP 95862: Irrigation System Management Services

NIGP 95862 Irrigation System Management Services, an Item code, encompasses the design, installation, repair, maintenance, and system optimization of irrigation infrastructure at state and local government facilities — grounded in recent solicitations ranging from smart controller upgrades at county parks to comprehensive mainline replacements at college campuses and emergency pump repairs at municipal water treatment plants. State and local governments soliciting under this code span cities, counties, special districts (water authorities, transit agencies, convention authorities), state environmental and agricultural departments, and public higher education institutions; Hillsborough County (Florida), Volusia County (Florida), County of Orange (California), and the City of St. Petersburg appear as repeat buyers conducting significant multi-year or multi-facility procurements. Recent activity includes the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners' four-year, $1.03 million SBE-set-aside procurement for maintenance and repair across 170 parks and 250 sports fields (ITB 26-00127, responses due April 13, 2026); the Florida Department of Agriculture's RFP for Mobile Irrigation Lab services statewide covering seven system types across 30 counties with unit pricing and performance reporting (RFP 25 26 80, responses due June 4, 2026); Clackamas County, Oregon's $3–5 million Stone Creek Golf Course irrigation replacement project requiring AquaFusion HDPE fusion certifications and Rain Bird Cirrus Pro control system integration (IFB posted April 28, 2026, bids due June 2); and the County of Orange (California) procurement for smart irrigation controllers and master valve/flow sensor replacement at Mile Square Regional Park with HydroPoint WeatherTRAK certification requirements (IFB 012-3044004-EB-2, amended posting date June 22, 2026, bids due May 19 per initial notice, now closed).

The code sees the strongest recent concentration in California (Orange County, San Francisco Bay Area), Florida (Hillsborough, Volusia, Orange, Pasco, Collier counties; multiple city and state agency procurements), Texas (Lubbock, Houston, Richardson, Harlingen), and Utah (Salt Lake City metro, Pasco County); activity spans the Upper Midwest and extends into Georgia and the Southeast. Representative solicitations span routine maintenance contracts (Volusia County's three-year as-needed services across multiple county departments with two-hour emergency response, ITB 26-B-63KO posted April 20, 2026, due April 9); equipment-focused procurements (City of Richardson's purchase of three traveling sprinkler irrigation systems, IFB 57-26 posted May 19, 2026, due June 11); capital projects (Valencia College's three-campus HDPE mainline upgrades replacing PVC systems, ITB 2026-23 posted April 13, due February 23); and specialized services (North Texas Municipal Water District's irrigation system evaluation program, RFP 26139P posted May 21, 2026, due June 19). Set-asides and preferences vary by jurisdiction: Hillsborough County designated its procurement as SBE-set-aside only; Clackamas County encourages M/W/ESB participation with good-faith effort documentation; Orange County applies 5 percent OCLSB and 5–8 percent DVBE preferences; District of Columbia offers tiered CBE preferences up to 12 points; and California prevailing wage and certification requirements appear across most public works irrigation projects.