NIGP 90668: Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution - Architectural

NIGP 90668 Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution - Architectural, an Item code, encompasses architectural and engineering design services, commissioning, and infrastructure work that state and local governments procure to develop, expand, maintain, and commission electric generation, transmission, and distribution facilities and systems. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers using this code for airport microgrid design-build projects integrating renewable and conventional power sources, terminal and facility electrical infrastructure expansion, battery testing and maintenance at substations and generating stations, power distribution system maintenance and repair, and commissioning authority services on energy systems within new construction projects. Issuing bodies span municipalities (Hampton and Santa Fe, Georgia; Union City, Georgia; Madison, Wisconsin; Tallahassee, Florida; Nicholls, Georgia; Columbus, Georgia), counties (Pinellas and Fairfax County), special-purpose districts (Eastern Municipal Water District, Ocala Utility Services), and regional authorities (Santa Fe Regional Airport). Several jurisdictions—Pinellas County, Santa Fe Regional Airport, and Tallahassee—appear multiple times, signaling repeated procurement activity around airport and utility infrastructure modernization.

Recent opportunities cluster in Florida and Georgia, with secondary activity in California, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. Representative solicitations include Pinellas County's RFQ 26-0734-RFQ-DB for design and construction of a resilient microgrid system at the Solid Waste Disposal Complex, due September 29, 2026, which integrates waste-to-energy, solar, and utility sources; Santa Fe Regional Airport's RFP FY26RFP037 for comprehensive A/E services covering rental car parking facilities and east parking lot expansion, due February 20, 2026; the City of Tallahassee's IFB 076-26-RM for battery load testing at 23 substations and two generating stations on a four-year term with optional two-year extension, with mandatory site visits on May 28, 2026; and Montgomery County, Pennsylvania's RFP 2648 for solar array site recommendations, installation planning, and Power Purchase Agreement negotiation for the Eagleville Campus, due October 9, 2026, with approximately $160,000 in available grant funding.