NIGP 90580: Traveler's Assistance Services

NIGP 90580 Traveler's Assistance Services, an Item code, covers the creation, publication, and distribution of tourism marketing materials and visitor guides that state and local governments use to promote destinations and support travel planning. State and local tourism bodies, school districts, and cultural agencies are the primary issuing bodies soliciting under this code. Recent activity shows county tourism divisions and state economic development offices procuring high-end print and digital visitor guides, destination marketing publications, and related tourism content services that include design, photography, editorial development, advertising sales management, printing, binding, and distribution.

Collier County's Board of County Commissioners Procurement Services Division, on behalf of its Tourism Division, issued RFP 26-8664 on May 11, 2026, for creation and publication of a high-end Tourism Visitor Guide targeting the Naples, Marco Island, and Everglades region—a three-year agreement with two optional one-year renewals, with proposals due June 3, 2026. The State of Texas issued RFP 743-2026-RFP-1458 on February 20, 2026, for the Italy Global Program seeking services to promote and advance Texas's economic and cultural interests internationally, with proposals due the same day. Klein Independent School District in Harris County, Texas issued RFP #26-101 on April 17, 2026, for Career Technical Education and Advanced Academics instructional resources, with proposals due June 5, 2026, for an initial one-year term with four optional one-year renewals. Recent activity appears concentrated in Texas and Florida, with Collier County offering local vendor preference (10 points) for vendors with current business tax receipts from Collier or Lee County and requiring ten years of successful experience producing high-end lifestyle and travel destination publications in both print and digital formats.