NIGP 90632: Fisheries; Fish Ladders - Architectural

NIGP 90632, Fisheries; Fish Ladders - Architectural, is an Item code that encompasses architectural services for fisheries infrastructure and aquatic facilities operated or funded by state and local agencies. The code captures design, planning, and construction administration work on fish hatcheries, nurseries, and related aquatic management facilities, grounded in what state and local governments are actually procuring—operational facility planning, adaptive reuse of existing nursery sites, and compliance-driven architectural oversight for fisheries projects rather than the narrow legacy definition of fish-ladder-specific design.

State and local issuing bodies soliciting under this code span county conservation and natural resources agencies, municipal economic development departments, and special-purpose authorities. Montgomery County, Pennsylvania has posted a solicitation for a 10-year sub-lease to maintain and operate a trout nursery facility in collaboration with the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission, responding to June 4, 2026, with rearing of fingerling trout for disadvantaged children, disabled citizens, and public fishing events; the operator assumes all operational costs including utilities, maintenance, and trash removal. Activity in Georgia dominates the recent-opportunity set, including the City of Nicholls (architectural and engineering services for gymnasium reconstruction following Hurricane Helene, RFQ due June 10, 2026) and the City of College Park's Economic Development Department (architectural and engineering design services for adaptive reuse of historic properties, RFP due April 20, 2026), though those appear mapped to the broader architectural services taxonomy rather than fisheries-specific work. The Lower Colorado River Authority in Texas issued an RFQ for a long-term master agreement for architectural services on an as-needed basis as of May 1, 2026. Pennsylvania and Georgia show the most recent activity, with Pennsylvania's nursery operator procurement representing the clearest alignment to fisheries infrastructure procurement.