NIGP 91811: Anthropology Consulting

NIGP 91811 Anthropology Consulting is an Item code under which state and local governments procure specialized consulting services for feasibility studies, cultural resource assessments, and community-focused planning initiatives that require expertise in anthropological analysis, historical research, or social-science-informed program design. Recent solicitations show municipalities and consolidated governments buying annexation feasibility studies, residential stability program development, transportation corridor assessments, trails and sidewalks master plans, archaeological and cultural resource services, and executive search support—work that often involves statutory compliance, community engagement, data collection, and professional recommendations delivered in formal reports or implementation frameworks.

State departments, consolidated city governments, and municipal planning authorities dominate the issuing-body mix, with the City of Apopka in Florida and Columbus Consolidated Government in Georgia appearing multiple times in recent activity. The City of Tucson, City of College Park (Georgia), City of Madison Community Development Authority, and other municipalities round out the buyer base. Geographic spread includes Florida, Georgia, Arizona, and Wisconsin, with repeat procurement activity in the Southeast. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Apopka's RFP for a comprehensive South Apopka annexation feasibility study (responses due May 26, 2026), Columbus Consolidated Government and C-PCMPO's RFP 26-0034 for an Edgewood Road Corridor Study (responses due May 29, 2026, firm fixed price, GDOT prequalification required), Columbus Consolidated Government's RFP 26-0005 for a trails and sidewalks master study (responses due May 22, 2026, GDOT prequalification required), the City of Tucson's RFP 230036 for cultural resources and archaeological services ($300,000 to $3,000,000 annual spending, as-needed basis with multiple consultant selections anticipated), and the City of College Park's RFP 26-47 for a Residential Stability Program (responses due May 15, 2026, with local preference available). Evaluation criteria typically weight qualifications and experience heavily (30–40 percent), with technical approach and cost proposal splitting the remainder; no widespread set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises appear in recent solicitations, though local preference and Section 3 workforce requirements surface in specific procurements.