NIGP 91275: Quality Control Testing Services for Construction

NIGP 91275 Quality Control Testing Services for Construction is an Item code. State and local governments solicit this code for field and laboratory testing, inspection, and quality assurance services across construction and infrastructure projects—materials testing of concrete, asphalt, and soil compaction; geotechnical investigations; hazardous materials surveys; materials inspection for building systems; and commissioning and testing-adjusting-balancing services for HVAC and mechanical systems. Recent opportunities reflect a mix of issuing bodies: county governments (Collin County Texas, Denton County Texas, Pinellas County Florida, Orange County California, Volusia County Florida), cities (DeBary Florida, Salt Lake City, San Marcos Texas, Augusta Georgia, Columbus Georgia, Graceville Florida, Tucson Arizona, Vero Beach Florida, Rome Georgia, Perry Georgia), state transportation and public-health agencies (Caltrans, Florida Department of Transportation), special districts (Santa Clara County Sanitation District), airport authorities (John Wayne Airport), transit authorities (Atlanta Beltline), public schools (Bibb County Georgia), and state general-services procurement divisions. Counties and cities dominate recent activity, with repeat solicitation patterns in California counties and Arizona municipalities. Work is being solicited as on-call RFQs with task-order fulfillment (Orange County California materials testing; Collin County TAB commissioning; Denton County materials and geotechnical; Caltrans calibration and equipment repair statewide), fixed-price or lump-sum construction bids with embedded quality-control requirements (Pinellas County sewer and water infrastructure; Tucson roadway projects), pre-qualification vehicles for major projects (Santa Clara County hospital seismic upgrades), and RFPs for specialized testing (hazardous materials, portable gas monitors, fire inspection software).

Recent opportunities cluster in California (Santa Clara County hospital seismic projects, Orange County airport materials testing, Caltrans equipment calibration), Texas (Collin County TAB services, San Marcos geotechnical, Texas Workforce Commission facilities), Florida (DeBary irrigation, Pinellas County infrastructure, Marion County resurfacing, Volusia County materials testing), and Georgia (Atlanta Beltline trail construction, Augusta geotechnical, Bibb County tennis courts). A representative fixed-price bid is Pinellas County's two-phase sewer and water infrastructure project (ITB 260652ITBC, due October 13 and November 5, 2026) with a 10 percent SBE participation goal and a 380-calendar-day schedule. On-call RFQ examples include Collin County's TAB and Commissioning Services (RFQ 2026-263, due October 29, 2026, qualifications-based, one-year initial term with four renewals) and Orange County's Airport Materials Testing and Inspection Services (RFQ 2803021601JM, due April 24, 2026, 25 percent SBE goal, 30-page limit, Davis-Bacon and DBE requirements for FAA-funded work). Specialized high-value activity includes Santa Clara County hospital seismic compliance prequalifications and RFPs (O'Connor Hospital, Saint Louise Regional Hospital, SCVMC multiple buildings) with mandatory prequalification gating and progressive or design-build delivery, and Caltrans calibration services (IFB 59A1408, September 22, 2026, 26 California counties, ISO 17025 accreditation mandatory, 1,590 estimated calibration units statewide). Set-asides and prevailing wage apply widely—SBE/MBE goals typical in California and Florida work, FAA DBE requirements for airport projects, Davis-Bacon on federally funded infrastructure, Section 3 requirements on HUD-funded projects, and VetHUB subcontracting plans on Texas Workforce Commission work. Activity is steady across the calendar, with multiple solicitations open simultaneously and response deadlines spanning September through April 2027.