NIGP 96268: Removal of Wood, Wood Chips, Bark, etc.

NIGP 96268, Removal of Wood, Wood Chips, Bark, Etc., is an Item code under which state and local governments procure vegetation management, debris removal, and related land-clearing services—including right-of-way trimming under energized power lines, emergency roadway debris clearance, invasive plant removal, tree chipping and grinding, stump removal, and disposal of wood waste and vegetation byproducts. Recent solicitations frame the work as operational services tied to utility maintenance, disaster response, park improvements, wildfire risk mitigation, and landscape restoration rather than commodity sales of processed wood or chips. Issuing bodies span counties (Clayton County, Dorchester County, and Fayette County, Georgia; Monroe County, Florida), municipalities (City of Charlotte, North Carolina; City of DeBary, Florida), utilities (Glades Electric Cooperative, Florida), a county fire district (Los Altos Hills County Fire District, California), and higher education (University of Texas at Tyler). Clayton County appears twice in the block as an active repeat buyer, soliciting debris removal services in May and again in August 2026. Work is characterized by lump-sum or unit-price bidding, mandatory insurance coverage (workers' compensation, general liability, and often pollution liability), FEMA compliance where applicable, and multi-phase or multi-location scopes. A handful of procurements name local-vendor preferences or encourage small-business participation, but no standout set-asides dominate the block.

Recent activity concentrates in Florida, Georgia, California, North Carolina, and South Carolina. Representative opportunities include Glades Electric Cooperative's RFP 202602 seeking vegetation management contractors for right-of-way trimming on four separate transmission-line jobs across 2,600+ miles of service territory, with proposals due April 23, 2026; Clayton County, Georgia's RFP 26-146 for debris removal services (proposals due September 10, 2026) with up to 5 percent local-vendor preference; Dorchester County, South Carolina's pre-event Disaster Debris Removal RFP 202653 (proposals due May 5, 2026), structured as an indefinite-quantity contract activated only upon disaster declaration; and Monroe County, Florida's RFP 634 for invasive exotic plant removal at Marathon International Airport covering 35 acres over three phases with a maximum contract value of $300,000 and proposals due July 7, 2026. The code sees steady demand across operational, emergency-response, and remediation contexts, with contract durations typically ranging from one year with renewal options to multi-year initial terms.