NIGP 90683: Sports Facility, Architectural Services

NIGP 90683 Sports Facility, Architectural Services is an Item code encompassing design, construction administration, and related professional services for recreational and athletic facilities. State and local governments procure comprehensive master planning, design development, permitting, and construction phase services for sports complexes, aquatic centers, gymnasiums, athletic fields, and multipurpose recreation venues. Recent solicitations show demand for design-build delivery, Construction Manager at Risk engagement, and full-service architectural and engineering support across programming, feasibility analysis, phased construction planning, and facility turnover—often bundled with owner representation and construction management services to manage complex capital projects.

The issuing-body mix reflects school districts, counties, municipalities, universities, and special-purpose authorities. The Atlanta Independent School System (APS) opened a two-tier pre-qualification pool for approximately 11 million square feet of facility work across multiple school sites and athletic venues; Kennesaw State University sought a master plan for athletics and recreation facilities; Seminole County Board of County Commissioners in Florida has recently posted concurrent architectural and owner representation solicitations for a new 161,000–178,500 square-foot indoor sports complex; and the City of Pasadena procured a Construction Manager at Risk for a $123.3 million library seismic retrofit, demonstrating how the code captures major institutional renovation alongside purpose-built recreation infrastructure. Smaller municipalities—Nicholls, Georgia, College Park, Georgia, and Rome, Georgia—solicit design services for gymnasium recovery and park construction using design-build or traditional architectural delivery. Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia (Atlanta, Kennesaw, Nicholls, College Park, Rome), Florida (Pasadena in California but multiple Florida county and municipal efforts including Seminole County, Collier County, Pasco County, and Orange County), and California (Santa Clara County, Los Angeles). Representative recent opportunities include Seminole County's RFP for architectural and engineering services for the Indoor Sports Complex (due June 17, 2026; design, permitting, and construction administration for a multi-use facility spanning 161,000–178,500 square feet with basketball courts, volleyball courts, and event halls); the City of Atlanta's design-build RFP for the William Walker Aquatic Center (due July 10, 2026; full-service aquatic facility with leisure zones, lap pools, and ADA amenities at Ben Hill Park); Pasco County's Request for Statements of Qualifications for the Bob Thomas Memorial District Park (due April 14, 2026; 85.86-acre recreation complex including community center, swimming pool, sports fields, and supporting infrastructure with a $38.5 million total project budget); and Kennesaw State University's Request for Qualifications for Sports & Recreation and Athletics Facilities Master Plans (due February 23, 2026; facility assessment and strategic master planning across two campuses with a professional consultant base fee range of $325,000–$350,000).