NIGP 90632: Fisheries; Fish Ladders - Architectural

NIGP 90632 Fisheries; Fish Ladders - Architectural is an Item code under which state and local governments purchase professional services for the design, engineering, inspection, and operational management of fisheries facilities and related infrastructure. Based on recent state and local solicitations, actual procurement activity under this code spans architectural and engineering design for fish-rearing facilities, commissioning and inspection services for specialized aquaculture or fishery-related buildings, and sub-lease arrangements for facility operations and maintenance. Issuing bodies include county governments and municipal departments with conservation or parks portfolios. Montgomery County, Pennsylvania recently solicited responses for a 10-year sub-lease to maintain and operate a trout nursery facility at 57 Upper Farm Road, Norristown, due June 4, 2026, seeking insured for-profit, non-profit, and public entities to rear fingerling trout for disadvantaged children, disabled citizens, and public fishing events; the scope included operation of approximately six pool raceways, wells, clubhouse, pavilion, and storage sheds, with the County covering capital costs for electrical infrastructure.

Geographic activity under this code is concentrated in the Southeast and mid-Atlantic regions, with recent solicitations originating in Pennsylvania, Georgia, and Wisconsin. Beyond the Montgomery County fish nursery sub-lease, the City of Madison, Wisconsin issued an RFQ for commissioning authority services on the Odana Golf Clubhouse project—a 7,000-square-foot LEED v5 facility with geothermal and solar systems—due August 7, 2026, requiring bidders to demonstrate experience on at least two LEED-certified projects with construction budgets of $5 million or more. While other recent Georgia solicitations (branding services for the City of Hampton, irrigation maintenance for Columbus Consolidated Government, and plan review for the City of Union City) were posted in the same timeframe, they do not align with the fisheries and fish-ladder architectural classification; the Montgomery County trout nursery and Madison commissioning opportunities represent the clearest matches to this Item code's scope.