NIGP 96888: Tree and Shrub Removal Services

NIGP 96888 Tree and Shrub Removal Services is an Item code covering removal, disposal, and related site restoration work that state and local governments procure across parks, utility easements, rights-of-way, disaster recovery operations, and infrastructure corridors. Recent solicitations show a mix of routine maintenance contracts, emergency debris clearing, and specialized arboricultural work executed by cities, counties, state departments of transportation, transit authorities, and special districts, with issuing bodies spanning Florida, Michigan, Oregon, Georgia, Texas, California, South Carolina, and Arizona. Scope ranges from single-tree hazard removal at residential properties to multi-year regional contracts for as-needed tree trimming on state highway networks; from canal and drainage easement vegetation management to post-disaster debris recovery supporting FEMA compliance. Prevailing wage and certification requirements—particularly International Society of Arboriculture Certified Arborist credentials and state-specific Commercial Pesticide Applicator licenses—appear consistently across technical mandates. Set-asides include Emerging Small Business (ESB) restrictions in Oregon Department of Transportation solicitations, Small Business Enterprise (SBE) goals in California municipal contracts, and local-vendor preferences in Georgia and Florida municipal procurements.

Representative recent opportunities include the Michigan Department of Transportation RFP 270000000135 for tree and shrub removal across Lansing, Jackson, and Brighton Transportation Service Centers (responses due November 3, 2026), the Oregon Department of Transportation multiple ESB-restricted clear-zone tree removal projects on Interstate 5 in Josephine and Douglas counties (quotes due October 6–8, 2026, with mandatory pre-quote conferences and prevailing wage compliance), the City of Bridgeport RFP for citywide tree maintenance and arboricultural services on an on-call basis with response-time commitments of two hours for emergencies (responses due September 15, 2026, not-to-exceed $100,000 annually), and Sacramento County's sealed-bid tree removal for sidewalk gap closure on Cottonwood Lane and Stevenson Avenue (bids due October 22, 2026, estimated $110,000 under prevailing wage with California Labor Code section 1771.5 compliance). Escambia County (Florida) Community Redevelopment Agency has posted multiple individual hazard tree removal quotes across residential properties in Pensacola (quotes due July 6–August 21, 2026). Geographic activity concentrates in Florida (Escambia, Collier, Sarasota, Marion counties and cities), California (Orange County Transportation Authority, City of Cedar Park, City of Tucson, San Mateo County), Michigan (state DOT regional centers), and Oregon (state DOT highway corridors), with additional recent activity in Texas, Georgia, South Carolina, and Connecticut.