NIGP 91722: Contracted Services, Proof/Edit/Illustrate

NIGP 91722 Contracted Services, Proof/Edit/Illustrate, Item code, encompasses subject matter expertise and professional consulting services that state and local governments purchase to develop, review, and validate specialized educational curricula and technical programs. Recent solicitations under this code show educational institutions engaging external consultants to assess program objectives, evaluate hands-on learning modules, and recommend industry certifications and resources — work that falls distinctly outside the legacy NIGP description's focus on editorial and illustration services. The issuing bodies soliciting under this code are predominantly higher-education institutions and workforce-development programs rather than general municipal or county purchasing offices. Valencia College represents the most visible recent buyer, seeking semiconductor and photonics curriculum expertise through a Quote Request (QR 2026-06) with responses due August 7, 2025, for contract performance from September 1, 2025, through December 1, 2025, with potential extension by mutual agreement. The procurement required vendors to demonstrate a minimum of three years of experience in workforce education strategies and semiconductor or microelectronics education, with compensation structured on an hourly basis for all services, materials, supplies, travel, equipment, and labor.

Activity under this code concentrates in Florida, with Valencia College's semiconductor cleanroom operator and photonics certificate development procurement anchoring current demand. The code sees limited geographic spread in the available opportunities sample, with no other states represented in the recent solicitations. Vendors pursuing work here should position expertise in workforce development curriculum assessment, hands-on laboratory program evaluation, and industry-certification alignment — skills that align more closely with educational program review than with traditional proofreading or illustration services. Responses to Valencia College's solicitation were binding for forty-five calendar days, and the contract required federal provisions including equal employment opportunity, debarment and suspension compliance, and Byrd Anti-Lobbying Amendment requirements for awards exceeding $100,000.