NIGP 91811: Anthropology Consulting

NIGP 91811 Anthropology Consulting, an Item code, encompasses municipal and county planning studies, feasibility analyses, organizational assessments, and specialized advisory services that state and local governments procure to evaluate infrastructure projects, municipal service delivery, and land-use decisions. Recent solicitations show that jurisdictions use this code to engage consultants for annexation feasibility studies, public works operational assessments, transportation corridor studies, trails and sidewalks master planning, and related municipal advisory work requiring specialized expertise in planning methodology, statutory compliance, and technical analysis. The issuing bodies span municipalities (cities of Apopka and College Park), consolidated city governments (Columbus Consolidated Government), county governments (Bernalillo County), and regional planning entities (Columbus-Phenix City Transportation Study). Most recent opportunities come from Georgia and Florida cities and counties, with one New Mexico county procurement visible in the dataset.

Representative recent opportunities include the City of Apopka issuing RFP 2026-A-301 for a South Apopka annexation feasibility study (response date May 26, 2026), Columbus Consolidated Government and C-PCMPO issuing RFP 26-0005 for a trails and sidewalks master study (due May 22, 2026), and the City of College Park issuing an RFI for public works operational efficiency and organizational assessment (due August 7, 2026). The Apopka RFP required qualified firms to have completed at least three similar annexation feasibility studies within the prior five years and scored qualifications and experience at 35 percent, scope understanding at 40 percent, and price at 25 percent. The Columbus RFPs require GDOT Area Class 1.02 prequalification and use qualification-based selection (price excluded) with firm fixed price/lump sum awards following negotiation. Bernalillo County's August 23, 2026 RFQ for nonprofit capital projects is structured as a qualification-based pool vehicle to comply with New Mexico's constitutional anti-donation clause rather than a traditional consulting engagement.