NIGP 95885: Soil and Land Management Services (Including Testing, Protection, Preparation, Planning, etc.)

NIGP 95885 Soil and Land Management Services (Including Testing, Protection, Preparation, Planning, Etc.), Item, covers soil testing, site assessment, remediation planning, and landscape restoration work that state and local governments procure to support environmental compliance, asset protection, and land stewardship across water systems, parks, agricultural operations, and public facilities. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers contracting for Phase I and II environmental site assessments, soil sampling and laboratory analysis, geotechnical field investigations and compaction testing, wetland dike stabilization, landfill gas collection system installation, irrigation system evaluation, mobile lab services for agricultural best management practices, ecological and natural resources restoration, and vegetation and muck management at conservation areas and recreation sites. Issuing bodies span state environmental and natural resources departments (Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Minnesota Department of Health, Utah Division of Natural Resources), counties and municipalities (Lee County Port Authority, City of Salem, Gainesville Regional Utilities Authority), water utilities (Tampa Bay Water), and special-purpose districts (Wasatch Front Regional Council, California State Coastal Conservancy). Geographic activity concentrates in Florida, California, and Utah, with scattered recent opportunities in Illinois, Minnesota, Texas, Oregon, Massachusetts, and Georgia.

Representative recent opportunities include the Illinois Department of Natural Resources' soil sampling and laboratory analysis across 10,000–11,000 acres on state agricultural lease properties statewide (IFB 27422DNRDIRECB54580, bids due October 21, 2026); the Wasatch Front Regional Council and Mountainland Association of Governments' prequalified consultant pool for planning and model development services covering nine planning categories including Parks/Recreation/Open Space Plans (SOQ NS27121, qualifications due November 19, 2026, Brooks Act–based); Tampa Bay Water's as-needed ecological services for environmental and regulatory-compliance investigations (RFP posted October 5, 2026, proposals due November 13, 2026); the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's mechanical muck management at Lake Miccosukee using heavy equipment to expose and deteriorate organic muck on 1,168.60 acres (IFB ITB17089, bids due October 27, 2026 with $355,000 estimated budget); and the City of Casselberry's continuing park planning and design professional services establishing a prequalified consultant pool (SOQ20180353, four firms qualified through Stantec Architecture Inc., GAI Consultants Inc., SK Consortium Inc., and CPH Inc.).