NIGP 90669: Prisons and Jails, Architectural Design Service

NIGP 90669 Prisons and Jails, Architectural Design Service is an Item code under which state and local correctional authorities solicit comprehensive design professional services for detention facility upgrades, new construction, and system replacements. Recent solicitations show state departments and county sheriffs' offices procuring architectural and engineering services for locking control system replacements, secure door and lock replacements, training facility design, and jail addition design work. The mix of issuing bodies spans state correctional departments (Georgia Department of Corrections), county sheriffs' offices (Orange County Florida, Sacramento County California, Sarasota County Florida), county jails (Sauk County Wisconsin), and state-level financing commissions acting on behalf of using agencies. Design scope typically encompasses site planning, security system integration, compliance with facility guidelines, construction documents, permitting support, and contract administration, with deliverables ranging from schematic design through construction administration phases. Services address both new facilities and retrofits of existing detention infrastructure, incorporating Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design principles, seismic considerations where applicable, and integration with existing control systems.

Geographic activity concentrates in Florida, Georgia, California, and Wisconsin based on recent postings, with scattered activity elsewhere. Representative current opportunities include the Georgia Department of Corrections' RFQ (PE40900RFQC2027000000217, due August 13, 2026) for locking control replacement design across three prisons; Orange County Florida's RFP (Y26-800, March 24, 2026 deadline) for design services on a 40,000-square-foot corrections training facility with an estimated design cost of $1,900,000 and projected construction budget of $19,500,000; Sarasota County's RFP (262885MN, due July 27, 2026) for architectural design of a jail addition; and the Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission's RFQ (PE40900RFQC2026000000198, April 6, 2026 deadline) for design services on a new 427,250-square-foot behavioral health hospital with 300 secure inpatient beds and an estimated construction cost of $360,000,000. Selection typically occurs through qualifications-based processes emphasizing team experience on similar detention or healthcare facility projects, compliance capability, and past performance on public works.