NIGP 98859: Mulch/Compost Production Services

NIGP 98859 Mulch/Compost Production Services is an Item code under which state and local governments currently solicit mechanical vegetation mulching, mastication, yard waste grinding, leaf disposal, and compost operations—spanning habitat fuel reduction, prescribed fire preparation, landfill and transfer station waste processing, and roadside vegetation management. Recent solicitations reveal a mix of state environmental and forestry agencies, counties, cities, special-purpose districts, and water management authorities issuing ITBs, IFBs, and RFPs for these services across multiple states and regions.

The largest current procurement activity concentrates in Florida, where the state Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has posted multiple opportunities: a statewide wildfire mitigation services re-bid (ITB17117, due October 20, 2026) offering up to ten Term Agreements per service level across four regions for five distinct service tiers including forestry mowing, mulching, land clearing, roller-drum chopping, and fireline establishment at fixed-rate unit pricing; and roadside ditch debrushing at Tate's Hell State Forest (ITB16946, originally due October 5 with rescheduled opening October 14, 2026) for approximately 161 miles of mechanical mastication and mulching. Regional water management districts in Florida—St. Johns River Water Management District—have also posted prequalified vendor pools for mechanical vegetation mulching across 435,000 acres in eighteen counties (RFSQ16481 and RFSQ16699, both due in late July and early September 2026) with an aggregate $1.5 million not-to-exceed for three-year terms. Outside Florida, recent activity includes the Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County requesting a mass-burn waste-to-energy facility DDBOM procurement (RFEI27501JH, due November 18, 2026); Dorchester County, South Carolina issuing an IFB for Ashley River waterway obstruction clearing (due October 21, 2026); the District of Columbia soliciting leaf disposal services (due October 19, 2026); the City of Scottsdale requesting proposals for processed green waste hauling (due October 16, 2026); and smaller municipalities and special districts issuing ITBs and RFQs for yard waste grinding, landscape mulch bed refurbishment, and GSI (green stormwater infrastructure) maintenance. Repeat buyers include Florida state agencies and regional water management districts; school districts, county parks departments, and municipal solid waste divisions represent secondary procurement sources. Geographic concentration appears heaviest in Florida, South Carolina, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, California, Colorado, Arizona, Texas, New Mexico, and Missouri, with the most recent volume and dollar value emanating from Florida state and regional water management venues.