NIGP 90672: Recreation Facilities (Parks, Marinas, etc.) - Architectural Services

NIGP 90672 Recreation Facilities (Parks, Marinas, Etc.) - Architectural Services, an Item code, encompasses design, planning, and engineering services for park renovations, master plans, facility upgrades, and waterfront infrastructure projects that state and local governments solicit regularly across multiple jurisdictions and funding sources. State and local buyers under this code include city parks departments, county recreation agencies, special-purpose districts such as water authorities and park commissions, and town governments pursuing capital improvements ranging from small pocket parks to large multi-use facilities. Representative recent work includes architectural design for veterans cemetery beautification (Rockland County, New York, RFP due August 18, 2026), construction management services for parks projects (San Mateo County Parks Department, on-call RFP), comprehensive park master planning (Bradenton, Tucson, Eugene, Harris County), dog park and playground design-build projects (Orlando, Clayton County), and marina operations and facility design (Detroit, Augusta-Richmond County). The code also covers on-call architectural services agreements through which cities and counties establish rosters of qualified firms to handle project-specific assignments as needs arise (Daytona Beach, St. Petersburg, Gallup, Fort Myers continuing services contracts).

Geographic activity spans Florida, California, Texas, Georgia, Oregon, New York, Pennsylvania, New Mexico, and Colorado, with particularly dense recent solicitation activity in Florida (Bradenton, St. Pete Beach, Orlando, Daytona Beach, Pasco County), Georgia (multiple CDBG-DR design procurements in Jenkins, Jefferson, Burke, and Clayton counties), Texas (San Mateo County, Harris County Precinct 1, Brazos River Authority, Texas Facilities Commission), and the Pacific Northwest (Eugene, Washington State Parks). The most active issuing bodies include county parks and recreation departments (San Mateo, Pasco, Beaufort, Harris County Precinct 1), city parks divisions (Bradenton, Orlando, Daytona Beach, Eugene), and special districts (Clayton County Water Authority, Brazos River Authority, LCRA). Evaluation criteria across posted RFPs emphasize team experience with park and recreation projects, past performance on public facilities, design approach and community engagement capability, and professional licensure. Set-asides and preferences vary by jurisdiction—San Mateo County offers 5–10 percent local business preference, Harris County requires 19.48 percent M/WBE participation, and several Georgia CDBG-DR procurements include Section 3 and Build America, Buy America Act compliance requirements. Project budgets range from under $50,000 (on-call rosters, design services only) to over $38 million (Pasco County Bob Thomas Park), with most park master plans falling between $400,000 and $800,000. Activity is steady and distributed across design-only, design-build, construction management, and on-call continuing services vehicles, indicating sustained demand for architectural expertise across recreation and park infrastructure nationwide.