NIGP 90630: Fire Protection - Architectural Services

NIGP 90630 Fire Protection — Architectural Services, an Item code, encompasses architectural design, engineering, and related professional services for fire protection systems, fire station construction, and fire-prevention infrastructure upgrades at public facilities. State and local governments procure design services for new fire stations, fire alarm system replacements and upgrades, fire suppression system renovations, and specialized fire protection assessments at residential, commercial, and institutional properties under this code. The issuing bodies span city fire departments, county facilities and asset management divisions, housing authorities, airports, universities, and special-purpose authorities. Representative recent solicitations include the City of Santa Fe's qualification-based RFP for Architect & Engineering Services for the Regional Airport Terminal Expansion (response due December 17, 2025), the Housing Authority of the City of San Antonio's RFP for fire alarm and protection system upgrades at Blanco and Matt Garcia Apartments (due August 4, 2026), and the Boulder County Housing Authority's short-list procurement for fire protection inspection, testing, certification, monitoring, maintenance, and repair services across 23 residential and commercial properties (due June 8, 2026). Recent activity is concentrated in Florida, Texas, Georgia, Colorado, and New Mexico, with additional solicitations in California and North Carolina.

The code draws activity from multiple issuing-body types — municipal departments and purchasing offices, county facilities and real estate divisions, housing authorities, regional airport authorities, and state universities. Universities including Texas A&M and Tarleton State have issued multiple A/E RFQs for facility renovations and new construction with significant budgets (e.g., $123.4 million for Pasadena Central Library seismic retrofit and renovations, $51.8 million for Texas A&M-Texarkana Eagle Landing Phase 4 residential halls). Municipal fire stations, airport terminal expansions, and building renovation projects funded by FEMA or FAA grants drive the largest solicitations. Recent opportunities reflect a mix of new-construction A/E RFQs and task-order or continuing-services contracts for on-call architectural and design support. Set-asides and local preferences appear in several procurements (Fulton County, Georgia applies 5% local preference and MBE/FBE subcontracting goals; Santa Fe applies DBE participation goals; several Florida municipalities emphasize minority and veteran business enterprise participation), but not uniformly across jurisdictions. The code is active, with high-value infrastructure projects and facility-renewal work sustaining steady demand for qualified architectural and engineering firms.