NIGP 90640: Graphic Design - Architectural

NIGP 90640 Graphic Design - Architectural, an Item code, encompasses logo design, brand identity development, interpretive displays, and municipal signage and wayfinding work that state and local governments procure to establish or refresh visual identities and enhance public spaces. Recent solicitations show cities and counties treating graphic design and architectural graphics as integrated disciplines, requesting comprehensive deliverables including brand standards manuals, logo concept suites, signage fabrication and installation, and interactive exhibit design. The issuing bodies span municipalities (Hampton, Georgia; Orlando, Florida; Tucson, Arizona; Atlanta, Georgia; Madison, Wisconsin; Bend, Oregon; Lawrenceville, Georgia), counties (Lee County Port Authority, Collier County, Pasco County, Greenville County), special-purpose districts (Clayton County Water Authority), and independent authorities (Atlanta Beltline, Inc.). The work routinely requires professional licensing—architectural registration in most Florida jurisdictions, professional engineering credentials in some instances—and extends beyond traditional graphic design into wayfinding systems, exhibit design, and site-specific installation.

Recent activity concentrates in Florida (Orlando, Lee County, Collier County), Georgia (Hampton, Atlanta, Lawrenceville, Dalton, Nicholls, Dublin, Clayton County), and scattered western and mid-Atlantic jurisdictions. Representative opportunities include the City of Hampton, Georgia's RFP 2026-08 for logo design, brand guidelines, and branding services due November 9, 2026 (evaluation weighting firm qualifications and experience at 25 points, project approach at 25 points, and fee at 15 points); the City of Tucson's RFQ for interpretive displays at Reid Park Zoo's Pathway to Asia expansion, projected at $500,000 and evaluated on qualifications (45 points), method of approach and resources (30 points), and innovation (15 points); and the Clayton County Water Authority's design-build RFP for the Newman Wetlands Center Exhibit Redesign evaluated on qualifications, project experience, project approach, and cost with SLBE preference points available. Municipal branding, zoo and cultural facility graphics, site-specific wayfinding, and facility signage dominate the recent solicitation mix, with most procurements structured as RFQ or two-step qualification-then-proposal processes rather than traditional sealed-bid competitions.