NIGP 90607: Architect Services, Professional

NIGP 90607 Architect Services, Professional is an Item code encompassing architectural design, engineering services, and related professional consulting that state and local governments solicit to plan, design, and oversee construction and renovation projects. Recent opportunities show scope ranging from facility program development and schematic design through final construction documents and construction administration, with work spanning correctional facilities, transit infrastructure, utility systems, airfield improvements, educational institutions, municipal buildings, and mixed-use redevelopment. State and local solicitation activity comes from state departments of transportation, higher-education system boards of regents, correctional facility operators, county and city public works and facilities management agencies, transit authorities, regional airports, and special-purpose districts; Michigan's Department of Technology, Management and Budget appears as a frequent issuer with multiple concurrent design-build and professional services RFPs. Geographic activity is concentrated in Michigan, Georgia, Florida, and Texas, with additional solicitations from North Carolina, South Carolina, Kansas, New Mexico, and other states.

Representative recent opportunities include Harris County Flood Control District requesting professional engineering program management for the Clear Creek Federal Flood Risk Management Program (RFSQ due August 17, 2026), Harris County Toll Road Authority requesting system-wide infrastructure inspection and condition assessment services across roadway, bridge, and facility disciplines with multiple awards intended (RFSQ due August 17, 2026), Henry County, Georgia requesting comprehensive freight cluster planning services including stakeholder engagement, traffic analysis, and policy recommendations over a 12- to 18-month period (RFP due July 30, 2026), Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget requesting schematic and final design for the Olympia Readiness Center Addition (a 43,600-square-foot National Guard facility addition with $45.334 million construction budget) with proposals due August 6, 2026, Beaufort County requesting qualifications for full design services on a new library branch incorporating coastal resilience and sustainability (RFQ due June 30, 2026), City of Santa Fe requesting qualification-based A&E services for airport terminal expansion under FAA and state funding (proposals due December 17, 2025), and Seminole County requesting architectural and engineering services for an Indoor Sports Complex with multi-disciplinary scope and Construction Manager at Risk delivery (proposals due June 17, 2026). The code sees steady activity with multiple awards and on-call master agreements common; scope spans planning-phase deliverables through full construction administration, with evaluation criteria typically weighting relevant experience and project understanding at 45–50 percent, technical approach at 25–30 percent, and cost at 5–20 percent.