NIGP 98808: Cleaning of Roadside Park (Rest Stop) Areas Including Privy Vaults, Septic Tanks and Trash Cans

NIGP 98808 Cleaning of Roadside Park (Rest Stop) Areas Including Privy Vaults, Septic Tanks and Trash Cans, an Item code, captures the comprehensive maintenance and sanitation of rest areas, roadside parks, and associated facilities that state and local governments procure on an ongoing basis. State and local buyers under this code are contracting for daily restroom cleaning and disinfection, septic tank pumping and waste management, grounds maintenance including mowing and litter removal, water system and sewage lagoon operations, minor plumbing and electrical repairs, and emergency response to facility failures—work performed either as single-site dedicated-staff contracts or as on-call citywide cleanup services coordinated with multiple agencies. Issuing bodies include state departments of transportation (South Dakota Department of Transportation, Illinois Department of Transportation), city and county environmental or public works departments (City of Tucson, Broward County, Hillsborough County, City of Arlington), and specialized transit or sanitation authorities. Recent activity shows South Dakota's Department of Transportation as a particularly active repeat buyer, having solicited maintenance contracts for twelve interstate rest areas across I-29 and I-90 in August 2026.

The geographic spread is concentrated in the South, Midwest, and Southwest. South Dakota dominates current procurement with multiple rest-area maintenance RFPs posted in August 2026 (proposals due September 21, 2026) covering facilities on I-29 and I-90; Illinois DOT has posted septic-system maintenance contracts for District 5 rest areas (IFB B-53916, bids due October 6, 2026); and Arizona, Florida, Georgia, and Texas have posted citywide or county-level cleaning and grounds-maintenance services under different scopes. Representative opportunities include the South Dakota Department of Transportation's RFP #26RFP19925 for maintenance and care of the Glacial Lakes interstate rest area on I-29 at milepost 250.5 (proposals due September 21, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. CDT), covering restroom cleaning, grounds maintenance, water treatment, and sewage lagoon management over a two-year term commencing November 1, 2026; the Illinois Department of Transportation's IFB B-53916 for septic tank clean-out services at four District 5 rest areas (bids due October 6, 2026), requiring vendors to be within two hours' drive time with 24-hour emergency response capability; and the City of Tucson Environmental Services Department's RFP 270177 for citywide cleanup services including rapid-response illegal dumping removal and homeless encampment refuse cleanup (proposals due October 30, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. Arizona time), with HUD and FTA compliance requirements and Davis-Bacon prevailing wage standards applicable. All contracts typically require proof of appropriate licensing, comprehensive general liability and workers' compensation insurance, and compliance with state and federal regulations including OSHA and environmental standards.