NIGP 90738: Drafting Services

NIGP 90738 Drafting Services, an Item code, encompasses design documentation and technical drawings for infrastructure, real property, and facilities projects. State and local governments currently procure this code to obtain construction documents, schematic designs, engineering drawings, site plans, landscape architectural renderings, and related deliverables from design professionals. Recent solicitations show a mix of issuing bodies including county engineering departments, municipal planning offices, school districts, transit authorities, regional water agencies, and special-purpose districts such as housing authorities and stadium management companies. Purchasers range from small cities (American Fork, Utah; Benson, Arizona) to large metropolitan authorities (Broward County Transportation Department, Harris County Toll Road Authority) to state-level departments (California Department of Water Resources, Texas Facilities Commission). Drafting services under this code often bundle architectural, civil engineering, landscape architectural, and mechanical design work, with selected firms typically required to hold professional licenses, maintain errors-and-omissions or professional liability insurance, and coordinate with project managers and construction oversight teams.

Recent opportunities cluster heavily in western and southeastern states. The California Department of Water Resources has issued multiple RFQs for civil engineering design services valued at $5 million to $15 million each (RFQ 10217208 and 10218873, both due April and June 2026). Summit County, Utah, solicited pre-approved ADU construction documents (SUCO7172026, due August 22, 2026). The Texas Facilities Commission requested A/E services for the William P. Clements State Office Building restroom renovations (RFQ 0009660, due July 23, 2026) with an estimated construction cost of $14 million. In Florida, Broward County Transportation Department is pursuing a multi-award consulting RFP for Bus Rapid Transit design and engineering services across six corridors, totaling approximately $30 million over five years (TRN2131774P1, due July 17, 2026), and Tampa Bay Water issued an RFP for PFAS treatment design and permitting services (RFP 2027001, due June 24, 2026). Additional recent activity includes Hillsborough County, Florida bridge engineering services (RPS-26-00175, due April 17, 2026, $12 million total); Santa Clara Stadium Authority on-call architectural and engineering services (RFSOQ fy260094, due June 2, 2026); and Charles County, Maryland plan review services (RFP 26032, due April 21, 2026). Geographic spread extends to Georgia (Savannah surveying, Hazlehurst drainage engineering), South Carolina (Greenwood County site assessment and planning), and Arizona (City of Benson), with notable repeat activity in California and Florida.