NIGP 97104: Boat Dock/Marina Space, Rental or Lease

NIGP 97104 Boat Dock/Marina Space, Rental Or Lease is an Item code under which state and local governments procure marina operations and boat dock construction or renovation—spanning both hands-on facility management contracts and discrete infrastructure projects. Recent solicitations show a shift away from space rental toward operational outsourcing and capital improvement work: Collier County is outsourcing management of four county-owned marinas (Port of the Islands Park, Goodland Boat Park, Cocohatchee River Park, and Caxambas Boat Park) under an Invitation to Negotiate with a four-year term and two three-year renewal options; the City of Detroit is seeking operators for Riverside Marina (389 slips) and Erma Henderson Marina (247 slips, closed since 2019) under a 20-year RFP with capital development requirements; and Augusta-Richmond County is procuring a Marina and Boat Storage Warehouse Operator for three facilities including Riverwalk Marina (67 slips) and associated warehouse. Issuing bodies include county parks and recreation departments, city procurement offices, county sheriffs' offices (managing public docking facilities), and state natural-resource agencies. Counties and municipalities dominate the recent market; Collier County appears twice with separate solicitations for the same four-marina portfolio.

Construction and renovation work under the code spans observation docks, kayak launch systems, boat lifts, and associated pier improvements. The City of Stonecrest is bidding a kayak launch dock and parking lot improvements at Everett Park (IFB, due August 4, 2026); Pasco County is seeking a contractor to build the Withlacoochee River Park Observation Dock with floating platform and kayak/canoe launch (IFB, due April 28, 2026); and the Collier County Sheriff's Office has issued two solicitations for a finger pier and 16,000-pound boat lift at Caxambas Park. The City of New Smyrna Beach is procuring a Police Boathouse Facility with timber dock, gated access, boat lift, and utilities (ITB, due June 1, 2026, federally funded through the Florida Inland Navigation District). Texas Parks and Wildlife Department issued a Request for Information for marina operations at Cooper State Park on Jim Chapman Lake (RFI, due July 10, 2026), signaling early-stage market research. Recent activity concentrates in Florida, Georgia, and Texas; Collier County's repeated procurement for the same portfolio reflects mid-contract renewal cycles or scope expansion rather than geographic dispersion.