NIGP 91703: Contract Equipment, Capital

NIGP 91703 Contract Equipment, Capital is an Item code under which state and local governments procure ongoing engineering and consulting services for utility infrastructure projects, as evidenced by recent solicitations for design, permitting, and construction administration work on water and wastewater systems. Orange County, Florida issued a Request for Proposals in early 2026 seeking up to five continuing engineering consultants to support its Utilities Department on projects with estimated construction costs under $7.5 million, with deliverables spanning preliminary and final design, permitting, bidding assistance, and construction administration. The typical issuing body under this code is a county utilities or public works department; the Orange County solicitation represents the kind of long-term, project-based engineering engagement that drives activity in this category. Evaluation criteria for such work typically weight prior project experience by key personnel (the Project Manager and Project Engineer), team qualifications, technical approach, and local presence. Respondents must hold Florida professional engineering licenses and carry professional liability insurance of at least $1 million per occurrence. Bonus-point structures in recent solicitations encourage participation from service-disabled veteran-owned businesses and dislocated workers, though no explicit set-asides are stated.

The code shows recent activity concentrated in Florida, based on the Orange County Utilities Department RFP (Y26-900) posted in February 2026. Orange County structured the opportunity as an initial one-year contract with two optional one-year renewals, with compensation on a negotiated hourly-rate and out-of-pocket-expense basis and a minimum contract performance fee of $25,000. The electronic submission deadline was February 10, 2026, through the OpenGov e-Procurement Platform, with a subsequent deadline notice extending the due date to February 17, 2026. A non-mandatory pre-proposal conference was held on January 15, 2026, via WebEx, with a question-submission deadline of January 23, 2026. The solicitation required submission of forms A through P and compliance with federal and state employment verification, including E-Verify registration.