NIGP 91158: C.i.p., Special Consultants

NIGP 91158 Special Consultants, Item, encompasses professional expertise and specialized advisory services that state and local governments procure to address discrete planning, assessment, and strategic-guidance needs where internal capacity or specialized knowledge is unavailable. Recent solicitations show governments acquiring consultants for community health assessment engagement strategy (San Mateo County Health), Oracle systems migration (City of Fort Myers), post-disaster building inspections (Pasco County), substance use disorder facility project management (City of Santa Cruz), transportation signage inventory and analysis (Waco MPO), food service kitchen design (Dickinson Independent School District), golf course operations evaluation (City of New Smyrna Beach), water and wastewater infrastructure consolidation feasibility studies (Liberty Regional Water Resources Council), comprehensive community master planning (multiple jurisdictions), fire department promotional exam development and administration (City of New Haven), and workforce development planning for public health accreditation (City of New Haven).

Activity under this code is geographically dispersed across California, Florida, Texas, Georgia, Connecticut, and South Carolina, with recent opportunities concentrated in Florida and Texas. County governments, cities, school districts, and special-purpose authorities (water districts, transportation planning organizations, public health departments) all participate. Recent work spans strategic planning (Fayetteville Georgia comprehensive plan update, Bradenton parks master plan), professional services (Palo Alto railroad crossing design engineering, GDOT construction inspection oversight), specialized assessment and advisory work (air service development for Southwest Florida International Airport, fine arts appraisal for City of Ocala), and workforce or training strategy development. Representative opportunities include the City of Santa Cruz's search for an Owner's Representative to oversee a $30 million substance use disorder treatment facility design-bid-build project (RFP, April 23, 2026 due date), Sarasota County's procurement of consultants to develop a Siesta Key Community Master Plan (RFP 262865CG, June 3, 2026 due date), and the Waco MPO's transportation signage inventory and demonstration project spanning eleven jurisdictions (RFP 2026-017, May 20, 2026 due date). Most solicitations are RFPs or RFQs rather than competitive bids, with response windows typically 30–45 days and evaluation weighted heavily toward experience, technical approach, and qualifications over cost alone.