NIGP 98852: Landscaping (Including Design, Fertilizing, Planting, etc., But Not Grounds Maintenance or Tree Trimming Services)

NIGP 98852 Landscaping (Including Design, Fertilizing, Planting, Etc., But Not Grounds Maintenance Or Tree Trimming Services) is an Item code under which state and local governments procure landscape design, site preparation, planting establishment, erosion control, irrigation installation, and native vegetation restoration — work distinct from ongoing grounds maintenance or tree service. Recent solicitations span design-phase work (the City of DeBary, Florida's $227,000 landscape enhancement RFP requiring 90% design plans and FDOT approval), hardscape and planting projects (San Antonio's Main Plaza renovation with new sustainable plantings and irrigation across 151,000 square feet of medians), habitat-focused restoration (Fulton County's pollinator and rain garden maintenance with native species establishment), athletic field construction (Columbia County Schools' synthetic turf installation), and specialized planting programs (Utah Division of Wildlife Resources' 10,000-seedling native shrub propagation contract and aerial seeding across 1,776 acres). Issuing bodies include city engineering and capital delivery departments, county transportation and public works agencies, school districts, regional water authorities, state environmental and wildlife divisions, and special-purpose transit authorities. Repeat buyers emerge in California (Caltrans, Sacramento County Water Agency, Collier County), Georgia (Fulton County, City of Norcross), and Florida municipalities and counties. Work geographically concentrates in California, Georgia, and Florida, with scattered activity across Texas, Arizona, Michigan, Utah, South Carolina, and other states.

Representative recent opportunities include the City of DeBary, Florida RFP (Solicitation 0520, due April 15, 2020, for landscape design and CEI services on a FDOT-funded corridor project); the City of San Antonio RFP (2026118, due December 1, 2026, for Main Plaza renovation spanning site work, grading, paving, landscape installation, and irrigation); Caltrans' SB Minor B roadside rehabilitation and plant establishment IFB (11A4457, due October 16, 2026, for I-8 work in San Diego County with $326,025 approximate magnitude and small business eligibility restriction); Sacramento County Water Agency RFP (2026RFP0094, due October 7, 2026, for landscape and irrigation maintenance across 28 operational sites spanning two service areas, with awards to top two proposers); and Escambia County's dune matrix enhancement ITB (PD2526118, due October 27, 2026, for 78,710 native vegetation units, fencing, and debris removal on Pensacola Beach under federal coastal resilience funding). Prevailing wage, Davis-Bacon compliance, DBE participation goals, and set-asides for small or minority-owned businesses appear consistently across solicitations where federal funding or public works thresholds apply. Most contracts run one to three years with optional renewals; some landscape design engagements are discrete, non-renewable projects. Competition is active across all regions, with response dates clustered in October and November 2026.