NIGP 96155: Mining and Quarrying Services

NIGP 96155 Mining and Quarrying Services, Item code, covers excavation, site preparation, and aggregate processing work that state and local governments procure for park improvements, forest management, mining reclamation, and infrastructure projects. Recent opportunities show governments buying mechanical site preparation including mastication and chipping for fuels reduction, gravel pit crushing and stockpiling, mine stabilization grouting, retaining wall construction, sewer and irrigation system improvements, and reclamation of abandoned coal mines. County and regional authorities issue most solicitations under this code, with Tuolumne County in California and the State of Utah Division of Purchasing appearing repeatedly over the past two months. The County of Orange, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, City of Pittsburgh, and Minnesota Department of Natural Resources also solicited under this code recently.

Representative recent opportunities span the western United States and Florida. The County of Tuolumne issued multiple RFPs for forest fuels reduction and mechanical site preparation on approximately 796 to 1,722 acres within the Cherry West and Westside projects under Master Stewardship Agreements with USDA Forest Service, with responses due November 2026; the State of Utah Division of Purchasing requested bids for reclamation construction at the Sowbelly Gulch coal mine project with bids due July 21, 2026 and mandatory pre-bid attendance; the City of Pittsburgh Office of Management and Budget issued IFB #2026-IFB-194 for Fort Pitt Park Mine Stabilization involving grouting of 143 boreholes to stabilize subsurface coal seams, with bids due October 12, 2026 and 18% MBE participation goals; and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection solicited bids for retaining wall and sewer infrastructure improvements at state parks (Madison Blue Spring, Curry Hammock) with responses due in August and October 2026. Work is geographically concentrated in California, Florida, and intermountain western states, with scattered activity in Pennsylvania and Minnesota. Current activity reflects strong procurement demand for environmental remediation, forest management, and park/infrastructure stabilization work, particularly where federal or state funding supports restoration initiatives.