NIGP 91101: C.i.p., Advertising

NIGP 91101 C.i.p., Advertising, an Item code, encompasses the purchase of advertising services and media placement that state and local governments use to publish legal notices, ordinances, procurement solicitations, and other mandated communications to the public. Recent solicitations under this code show municipalities and counties buying newspaper advertising in official city organs, airport concession advertising operations, and media placement tied to public infrastructure and procurement notices. The issuing bodies are primarily cities and counties—the City of Waco, the City of Albuquerque, and DeKalb County among recent buyers—purchasing advertising as a transactional service to meet statutory publication requirements or to generate revenue through concession arrangements. The scope ranges from traditional legal-notice placement in newspapers of general circulation to modern advertising concession management across large public facilities like airports.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, California, Georgia, and New Mexico. The City of Waco issued RFB 2026-033 for official city organ and newspaper advertising services, with sealed bids due August 4, 2026, seeking pricing for legal notices, ordinances, and sample publications at specified rates per column inch. The City of Albuquerque Aviation Department solicited proposals under RFP 2027796AVIGB to enhance and operate an airport advertising concession at Albuquerque International Sunport across two packages, with a proposal due date of October 1, 2026. DeKalb County posted ITB 2026-076-ITB for reconstruction of the DeKalb Tennis Center in Decatur, Georgia, with bids due July 13, 2026. Contracts typically run for fixed terms—one year for the Waco newspaper arrangement—with pricing locked for the contract period and best-value or lowest-responsible-bid award criteria. Insurance, W-9 documentation, and debarment certifications are standard submission requirements.