NIGP 91725: Contracted Services, Research Collaboration

NIGP 91725 Contracted Services, Research Collaboration is an Item code under which state and local governments procure specialized consulting services for curriculum development, organizational studies, content review, and targeted research projects that require external subject matter expertise or independent analytical capacity. Recent opportunities show school districts, colleges, counties, state education agencies, and state universities soliciting firms to conduct workforce education curriculum design, facilities efficiency analysis, community engagement facilitation, job classification and pay studies, and educational content review. The scope spans short-term expert advisory work through multi-phase studies requiring structured deliverables, stakeholder engagement, and data-driven recommendations. Issuing bodies include higher education institutions (Valencia College, Georgia Southern University), independent school districts (Griffin-Spalding County School System, DeKalb County School District), county governments (Whitfield County Board of Commissioners, Prince George's County), state agencies (Texas Education Agency, District of Columbia), and state transportation departments (Georgia Department of Transportation). Contracts typically require vendors to hold professional liability insurance, comply with debarment and suspension provisions, and submit detailed cost proposals organized by project phase.

Geographic activity concentrates in the Southeast—Florida, Georgia, and Maryland dominate recent postings—with secondary activity in Texas. Representative recent opportunities include Valencia College's Quote Request for semiconductor and photonics curriculum review (response due August 7, 2025), Whitfield County Board of Commissioners' sealed proposal for a job classification and pay study covering 800 employees (due November 20, 2026), Griffin-Spalding County School System's RFP for a school facilities efficiency study (due September 30, 2026), and DeKalb County School District's RFP for K-12 community engagement facilitation and data analysis (due August 27, 2026). Evaluation frameworks typically weight technical capability and experience heavily (50–75 points) against cost (15–20 points), and many contracts include optional extension periods or phased work structures. Set-asides and local-vendor preferences appear selectively; the District of Columbia restricted its Bag Law Impact Study to DSLBE vendors only.