NIGP 96187: Volunteer Services (Aid in Locating Volunteers)

NIGP 96187 Volunteer Services (Aid In Locating Volunteers), an Item code, encompasses the recruitment, coordination, training, and support of volunteer workforces to accomplish community or environmental projects—as reflected in recent state and local solicitations that center on volunteer engagement for urban forestry, river cleanup, open space stewardship, and invasive species removal. State and local governments are buying structured volunteer-program administration: the identification and vetting of volunteer coordinators or group leaders, training and certification of volunteers, scheduling and logistics coordination, recognition and retention programs, and integration of volunteer labor with professional services delivery. The work typically pairs volunteer recruitment and management with complementary professional services such as environmental education, trail maintenance, habitat restoration, biological monitoring, and pest or invasive-species control. Issuing bodies soliciting under this code include city parks and recreation departments, county natural resources and conservation agencies, and state environmental or maritime boards—reflecting the strong alignment between volunteer engagement and public lands stewardship and environmental restoration missions.

Recent activity spans Georgia, Florida, Oregon, and California. The City of Atlanta Department of Parks and Recreation posted two sequential solicitations in April and June 2026 (SOQ/GS/DPR/2605-1260218 and PE66062NONST2026000000363) seeking community-based forestry contractors to plant 6,000 trees, prune 5,000 existing trees, and deliver volunteer training and invasive plant removal projects across the city, with responses due June 17 and May 21, 2026, respectively. The Oregon State Marine Board issued an RFP (S2500000016593) with proposals due May 10, 2026, for administration of the statewide Adopt-A-River Program—recruiting and supporting river-segment coordinators to organize volunteer cleanup activities on Oregon's waterways, with a four-year initial contract term and optional renewal to ten years. The County of Orange, California solicited proposals (RFP 012-2671002-KC) for maintenance and administration of Irvine Ranch Open Space, including 360 docent-led programs annually and volunteer coordination across 25,000 acres, with a submission deadline of October 3, 2024, and one-year firm fixed-fee awards with renewal options.