NIGP 95917: Aquatic Planting and Harvesting Services

NIGP 95917 Aquatic Planting and Harvesting Services, an Item code, encompasses chemical and mechanical vegetation control services at drainage structures, mitigation sites, and aquatic restoration areas, along with native species plantings and habitat management work that state and local governments procure to manage invasive species, weeds, and degraded waterways. The scope includes herbicide application, landscape planting with native aquatic and terrestrial species, exotic vegetation removal, and associated labor, materials, equipment, and documentation required to establish and maintain restored aquatic habitats. Issuing bodies under this code span county governments and special-purpose water or environmental districts; Hillsborough County and Sarasota County, both in Florida, have posted solicitations for this work in the recent period, indicating county-level environmental and public works departments as repeat buyers.

Recent opportunities show activity concentrated in Florida. Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners issued ITB 2600339 for herbicide spraying and planting to control invasive species at mitigation sites and drainage structures countywide, due August 3, 2026, with an estimated project value of $544,532.50 and a three-year contract term; bidders must hold a Florida Department of Agriculture Commercial Applicator license with Right-of-Way Pest Control and Aquatic Pest Control certifications. Sarasota County issued IFB 262839AMS for Alligator Creek Stream Restoration, a 3.3-mile stream restoration project encompassing canal bank grading, excavation, native species landscape plantings, large woody debris habitat installation, erosion control, and exotic vegetation removal across 193.17 acres, with a bid due date of April 14, 2026, a 630-calendar-day contract term, and a minimum bonding capacity requirement of $1,000,000; this NOAA-funded project carries federal compliance requirements including Build America, Buy America Act domestic preferences and performance/payment bonds equal to 100 percent of contract value for bids of $200,000 or more.