NIGP 90640: Graphic Design - Architectural

NIGP 90640 Graphic Design - Architectural, an Item code, encompasses professional design services for facility renovations, wayfinding signage, exhibit spaces, and architectural visualization work that state and local governments solicit to support capital projects, public communications, and community engagement initiatives. Recent solicitations show state and local issuing bodies—cities, counties, water authorities, school districts, and special districts—requesting design firms to produce construction documents, preliminary and final design renderings, environmental graphics, interpretive displays, and branded wayfinding systems. The work ranges from standalone graphic design support (signage, exhibits, illustrations) to integrated architectural design coordination for larger facility projects, often bundled with engineering or construction administration services.

The issuing-body mix spans municipalities of varying sizes (Atlanta, Tucson, Palo Alto, Daytona Beach, Rio Rancho), county government (Collier County, Hall County, Lee County Port Authority), water and utility authorities (Clayton County Water Authority, New Smyrna Beach Utilities, City of Palo Alto Utilities), transit and airport authorities (Southwest Florida International Airport), and school districts (Savannah-Chatham County Public School System). Recent activity concentrates in Florida (Collier County, Lee County, Palo Alto), Georgia (Atlanta, Hall County, Savannah-Chatham, Dunwoody), and Texas (El Paso, Houston), with additional opportunities across the Southwest (Rio Rancho, Tucson, Phoenix-area Maricopa Community College District) and Pacific Northwest (Bend). Representative opportunities include Harris Health's RFQ for architectural and engineering coordination on the Ben Taub Hospital expansion project (due August 10, 2026); the City of Lawrenceville's two-step RFQ for Design Management and Production Services establishing a qualified vendor pool with a primary full-service partner and on-call firms (due August 6, 2026); the City of Orlando's qualification-based solicitation for pre-approved accessory dwelling unit (ADU) design plans to be offered as a library for private purchase (due July 23, 2026); and the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System's RFP for historic renovation and adaptive reuse design of 208 Bull Street into a specialized high school for Architecture & Design (due April 16, 2026, with a total project budget of $85 million). Evaluation criteria typically weight firm experience, relevant project portfolio, team qualifications, and design approach heavily, with many jurisdictions offering SLBE, MBE, or local-vendor preference points. Compensation structures vary widely—indefinite-quantity contracts with task-order pricing, lump-sum fixed fees negotiated after selection, hourly rates with retainers, or project-specific fee proposals—reflecting the diversity of issuing-body procurement approaches and project scope.