NIGP 98807: Cleaning of Amusement Areas, Exposition Centers, Grounds, Parks, Picnic Areas, Rest Areas, etc.

NIGP 98807 Cleaning of Amusement Areas, Exposition Centers, Grounds, Parks, Picnic Areas, Rest Areas, Etc. is an Item code under which state and local governments are currently soliciting outdoor litter removal, grounds maintenance, facility cleaning, and park stewardship services. Recent opportunities reflect a mix of scope: the City of Richardson, Texas issued ITB 03-27 on October 12, 2026 (due November 5) for litter removal across 64 park service locations covering 31.6 million square feet with estimated annual cost of $285,000; the Commonwealth of Kentucky posted RFB 758-2700000155 (due November 3) for event maintenance cleaning at the Kentucky Horse Park; and the County of Orange, California released RFP-017-2988904-JC (due October 27) establishing a countywide janitorial services regional cooperative agreement across multiple county departments and facilities, subject to prevailing wage and the Displaced Janitor Opportunity Act. The code attracts city parks departments, county governments, state agencies (departments of transportation, state universities, conservation areas), special taxing districts, and municipal recreation divisions. Recent issuers include the City of Pittsburgh (IFB 2026-IFB-180 for 26 Citiparks facilities, due October 9 with MBE/WBE/VBE participation targets of 18/7/5 percent), the City of Milpitas (RFP for parks and landscaping maintenance across 25 parks, February 4 response deadline), Central Florida Tourism Oversight District (roadway litter control ITB, November 9 due date, with local vendor and veteran small business bid preferences), and the Maryland Department of Transportation (multiple small-business-reserve litter pickup contracts throughout its highway shop areas). Paulding County, Georgia has posted two landscape maintenance solicitations in recent weeks, and the Missouri Department of Conservation has issued area-maintenance bids at conservation properties.

Activity concentrates in California, Texas, Florida, Georgia, Colorado, Kentucky, Maryland, and Missouri, with steady rhythm across state highway departments, municipal parks and recreation divisions, county facilities management, and special districts. Evaluation typically weights experience and references (15–20 percent), staffing and equipment capacity (15–20 percent), quality control and deficiency mechanisms (10–15 percent), and pricing (20–35 percent). Insurance requirements are standard: general liability typically $1,000,000 to $2,000,000 per occurrence, workers' compensation at statutory limits, and automobile liability where applicable. Contract terms range from one year with renewal options (most common) to multi-year agreements; the Richardson litter-removal contract holds a $285,000 estimated annual budget, while the Milpitas parks-maintenance RFP targets $125,000 maximum with optional extensions. Pre-bid meetings, mandatory site visits or facility walks, and clarification-request deadlines are routine. Set-asides and preferences vary by jurisdiction—Pittsburgh requires good-faith efforts toward MBE/WBE/VBE participation goals, Orange County applies California prevailing wage and the Displaced Janitor Opportunity Act, and Detroit and Central Florida offer local-vendor and disadvantaged-business-enterprise preferences or equalization credits. The code is active with regular postings across the October–November 2026 window and earlier periods; opportunities span routine recurring maintenance to event-based and specialized cleaning (biohazard, detention facilities, high-risk environments).