NIGP 98889: Weed and Vegetation Control (Including Trees, Shrubs and Aquatic Weed Control)

NIGP 98889 Weed and Vegetation Control (Including Trees, Shrubs, and Aquatic Weed Control), an Item code, encompasses the removal and management of unwanted plants and invasive species across public facilities, rights-of-way, natural areas, and aquatic environments. State and local governments soliciting under this code are procuring routine vegetation maintenance (mowing, trimming, edging, blowing), invasive species eradication and habitat restoration, aquatic weed and algae control, tree removal and arboricultural services, wildfire fuel reduction, and specialized applications such as pre-emergent and post-emergent herbicide treatments. Recent activity shows a mix of issuing bodies: transportation authorities, county park and facilities departments, water utilities, school districts, municipal parks and recreation departments, and county commissioners. The Orange County Transportation Authority appears in multiple recent solicitations, as do Collier County (Florida), Sarasota County (Florida), and several Texas A&M locations. Geographic spread spans California (Orange County Transportation Authority, San Mateo County Parks, Ventura County), Florida (Orange County, Sarasota County, Collier County, Marion County, Okaloosa County, Cocoa, Ocala, Orlando), Texas (Lubbock, Williamson County, Lee County Port Authority, Harris County, Texas A&M AgriLife), and scattered activity in Illinois, Oregon, Georgia, South Carolina, and the broader Southeast and Southwest.

Representative recent opportunities illustrate the breadth of work. The Orange County Transportation Authority issued IFB C260572 due November 2, 2026 for landscaping services across 13 facilities in multiple Orange County communities—Santa Ana, Anaheim, Irvine, and others—under a prevailing wage Davis-Bacon contract with a DBE goal and estimated value of $354,050 for one year, requiring California Class C-27 contractor's license, pesticide applicator credentials, and ISA Certified Arborist certification. The City of Tampa Parks and Recreation Department issued two separate sheltered-market procurements (26P00240 and 26P00241) for grounds maintenance at 30 northern and 29 eastern parks respectively, each due in mid-June 2026 for approximately 322 and 237 acres, designated for Small Local Business Enterprises with a five percent bid discount, requiring 20 full-time and part-time staff per contractor and specific equipment inventories. Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners' ITB-27-00005 for lift station landscaping maintenance, due October 29, 2026, was set aside for Small Business Enterprises with an estimated five-year value of $503,750 across 329 locations. The County of Solano issued an IFB for weed abatement across seven county properties due October 5, 2026 under a local-vendor preference, requiring three annual visits per site with fire code compliance. The City of Atlanta Department of Watershed Management conducted a multi-step sealed bid with mandatory prequalification for the Annual Natural Area Management Program due November 6, 2026, covering invasive plant control, forestry services, and land management across the city's natural areas. Prevailing wage, DBE participation goals, local-vendor preferences, SBE set-asides, and ISA Certified Arborist or commercial pesticide applicator licensing are routine compliance requirements across these opportunities.