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), an Item code, covers the supply, design, and installation of landscape plantings—trees, shrubs, ornamentals, seed, and related site preparation—that state and local governments are currently acquiring across parks, medians, streetscapes, facilities, and restoration sites. Recent solicitations show a shift toward design-build and project-specific plantings rather than commodity purchases, with substantial specification requirements around species selection, establishment periods, and compliance with local water standards. Counties, cities, school districts, and special authorities are the primary issuing bodies, with no single entity dominating. Activity is distributed across California, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Wisconsin, Utah, Arizona, and multiple other states, with California showing concentrated recent activity (Department of Motor Vehicles, City of Santa Cruz, California Highway Patrol, and City of Thousand Oaks all posted July 2026 solicitations).

Representative recent opportunities include the City of Santa Cruz Parks & Recreation Department's median landscape maintenance program (RFP with $125,000 maximum budget, proposals due July 17, 2026, requiring C-27 contractor license and three years of municipal landscape experience), the City of Jackson, Michigan street tree planting and maintenance contract for approximately 200 trees across 15 species (IFB due July 14, 2026, USDA-funded with Davis-Bacon prevailing wage, tree planting by November 13, 2026 and maintenance through September 1, 2027), and the City of Pittsburgh Pre-Qualified Master Agreement for tree planting services establishing a vendor list through June 30, 2030 (continuous submissions through May 22, 2025, requiring General Contractor License and compliance with Pennsylvania prevailing wage). The City of Tucson's Green Stormwater Infrastructure Qualified Vendor List (proposals through May 22, 2025, contract period April 10, 2025 through April 10, 2030) and the City of Milton, Georgia landscaping and facilities maintenance RFP (proposals due July 30, 2026, approximately 17.61 acres across nine facilities with automatic renewal for up to four additional one-year terms) demonstrate that multi-year agreements with renewal options and master vendor lists characterize current procurement patterns alongside project-specific installations. Prevailing wage requirements, California and local licensure mandates, and three-year minimum experience documentation appear consistently across solicitations in regulated states.