NIGP 90714: Architectural Services, Non-Licensed (Not Otherwise Classified)

NIGP 90714, Architectural Services, Non-Licensed (Not Otherwise Classified), Item, encompasses branding, facility assessment, space planning, and design-related consulting work that falls outside traditional licensed architectural practice — work that state and local governments solicit when they need professional design expertise for planning, evaluation, and pre-design phases that do not require statutory architect licensure. Recent activity shows municipal governments, county school districts, university systems, and county authorities issuing RFPs and RFQs for logo and brand identity development, facility condition assessments, space needs planning, building commissioning, comprehensive land use plan updates, and owner representation services. The City of Hampton, Georgia (RFP 2026-08, due November 9, 2026) seeks comprehensive branding and logo design services across four phases, requiring five years of municipal branding experience and lump-sum pricing by phase. El Paso County Hospital District issued two concurrent RFQs (due October 28, 2026) for facility condition assessment and ASC compliance evaluation of medical office properties. Glynn County, Georgia (RFP27-009, due November 12, 2026) is pursuing space needs assessment and renovation planning for a public safety building. Seminole County, Florida (RFQ with October 7 deadline) requested building commissioning services for multiple county facilities under a master services agreement with three-year term and two one-year renewals. The issuing-body mix spans city halls, county commissions, hospital districts, school districts, and university systems across Georgia, Florida, Texas, Tennessee, and Washington, reflecting statewide and multi-state geographic distribution.

Design-related professional services dominate recent solicitations under this code, particularly higher-education capital projects managed through state university system procurement offices (Board of Regents, University System of Georgia) and state department-of-enterprise-services procurements for facility renewal and infrastructure assessment. University system design professional services RFQs consistently structure compensation at fixed base fees (ranging from roughly $340,000 to $9 million depending on project scope) combined with construction administration and preliminary cost limitations estimated in the $2.85 million to $29.8 million range. Georgia appears as the geographic concentration point, with multiple Board of Regents university system RFQs for historic building renovation, HVAC renewal, utility upgrades, and aerospace facility design active across June through September 2026. City, county, and school district activity is geographically dispersed — Tallahassee, Madison, Palm Bay, and Union City (Florida and Wisconsin) are pursuing architectural and engineering services for fleet facilities, commissioning, stormwater rehabilitation, and plan review. The Town of Farragut, Tennessee (RFQ 2026-22, due March 19 per source but posted September 28, 2026) and Tacoma Community College and Washington State agencies round out recent procurements. This code shows steady demand from municipal facilities management and educational institutions pursuing planning, assessment, and design-assist work that supports but does not constitute full architectural design contracts.