NIGP 91118: C.i.p., Construction Testing

NIGP 91118 C.I.P., Construction Testing, is an Item code under which state and local governments procure construction materials testing and inspection services, including soil and concrete analysis, asphalt testing, geotechnical evaluation, and third-party verification of construction compliance. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers using this code to support infrastructure projects requiring independent laboratory and field testing, with scope ranging from materials certification to full on-call testing programs across roadway, utility, facility, and vertical construction work.

State departments, counties, cities, and special-purpose districts issue under this code. The State of Texas, Texas municipalities (Temple, Brownsville, Cibolo), Florida counties (Orange, Sarasota), Georgia counties (DeKalb), and university systems (Georgia Tech, Augusta University via the Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission) appear among recent issuers. Geographic concentration appears heaviest in Texas, Florida, and Georgia. Representative recent solicitations include the State of Texas RFQ for Construction Materials Testing Services (RFQ01FPC26269, proposals due July 15, 2026) covering soil, concrete, asphalt, and aggregate testing statewide with a 2% VetHUB subcontracting goal and contract value exceeding $100,000; the City of Temple RFQ for third-party construction materials testing and inspection (RFQ390127, SOQs due July 8, 2026) on an as-needed basis for civil, infrastructure, and vertical construction projects; and the City of San Marcos RFQ for on-call geotechnical and materials testing professional services (2025-094, responses due September 17, 2026) with mandatory pre-proposal conference attendance required. Testing work flows into larger infrastructure programs—traffic signal upgrades, bridge replacement, utility relocations, trail development, facility renewal—where independent verification and documentation are contractual requirements.