NIGP 907: Architectural and Engineering Services, Non-Professional

NIGP 907 Architectural and Engineering Services, Non-Professional is a Class code covering design, planning, inspection, and technical consulting work that state and local governments solicit when building, renovating, or maintaining public infrastructure—work that does not require licensure as a professional architect or engineer in the procuring jurisdiction, or that sits below the professional-services threshold in specialized domains like construction administration, geotechnical testing, landscape architecture consultation, or construction inspection. Recent solicitations show county boards, city public works departments, school districts, regional authorities, and special-purpose districts (water authorities, housing agencies, transit departments, community colleges) using this code to buy detailed design services, construction engineering and inspection (CEI), feasibility studies, owner representation, permitting support, and technical assessments for capital projects ranging from roadway corridors and water infrastructure to sports complexes, parks, and historic preservation work.

The issuing-body mix is broad and geographically dispersed. Recent opportunities span Florida (Volusia County, Orange County, Hillsborough County, Collier County, Seminole County, City of Orlando, City of Fort Myers), Texas (Galveston County, Wichita, San Antonio River Authority, Tarrant County College District), Connecticut (Berlin, Bridgeport, New Haven, Portage County Wisconsin), Oregon (Parkrose School District, Washington County, Mt. Hood Community College, Department of State Lands), Georgia (Atlanta BeltLine), and Kansas; state departments, regional planning groups, and transit authorities also actively solicit under this code. Repeat buyers include city public works and utilities departments (Volusia County Dirksen Drive and Orange Camp Road design services posted within days of each other; Bridgeport Complete Streets; multiple Florida municipalities) and county transportation departments. A representative recent opportunity: Volusia County requesting professional design services for Orange Camp Road Widening Segment 1 (RSQ 26-SQ-107SR), a 4.9-mile roadway improvement with multiple typical sections, geotechnical, environmental, and utility coordination services, proposals due July 23, 2026, evaluated under Competitive Criteria-based Negotiated Acquisition. Another: Parkrose School District (Oregon) soliciting A&E services for geothermal ground-source heat pump conversions and energy resilience designs at two elementary schools via qualifications-based selection, SOQs due August 20, 2026, with mandatory 30% DBE utilization, 20% MBE/WBE sub-goals, and 25% apprenticeship participation requirements. Geographic activity concentrates in Florida, Texas, Oregon, and Connecticut; activity also occurs in Kansas, Wisconsin, Georgia, New Mexico, and South Carolina. Scope spans planning and preliminary design (Volusia's Dirksen Drive Study Phase), full design and permitting (Seminole County Indoor Sports Complex, City of Bridgeport Complete Streets), construction administration and CEI (Portage County geotechnical testing for law enforcement center; Collier County Pine Ridge Road CEI at estimated $20 million construction cost), and specialized technical consultation (Dallas Housing Solutions Physical Needs Assessments; Brazos River Authority mechanical engineering IDIQ; Sacramento County Airports on-call A&E across six disciplines). Notice types include RFP, RFQ, RSQ, and ITB; cooperative purchasing and on-call agreements are common (Sacramento County IDIQ, Tarrant County IDIQ and JOC pools). Mandatory set-asides, preferences, and compliance requirements appear frequently: PCEF prevailing wage and equity targets in Oregon; DBE goals in federal LAP-funded projects; local vendor preferences in Florida; disadvantaged business enterprise and minority/women-owned business targets in federal HUD and transit funding. Response dates cluster in July and August 2026, indicating mid-summer solicitation velocity.