NIGP 91813: Asbestos Consulting

NIGP 91813 Asbestos Consulting is an Item code covering professional environmental consulting services for asbestos survey, assessment, sampling, analysis, abatement planning, and project management at public facilities. State and local governments procure these services across building demolition and renovation projects; lead-based paint and mold assessment work frequently bundle with asbestos consulting in single solicitations. Issuing bodies span county and municipal purchasing offices, school districts, public authorities, and specialized facilities (courts, housing authorities, airports, community colleges). Bergen County, New Jersey appears in the recent record multiple times with cooperative purchasing agreements extending asbestos services to over 270 members across 15+ New Jersey counties; Atlanta Public Schools, Fulton County, and several Florida counties (Volusia, Monroe) are standout repeat buyers of bundled environmental consulting and remediation services.

The geographic mix is concentrated in the mid-Atlantic (New Jersey, New York), Southeast (Georgia, Florida, Texas), and scattered Midwest and Mountain West activity (Michigan, Oregon, Arizona). Representative recent opportunities include the Los Angeles Superior Court's file recovery and scanning project (RFP, due August 10, 2026) requiring California Asbestos Certifications and $5 million liability coverage for water-damaged courthouse documents; Texas A&M University System's statewide environmental services RFQ (due July 7, 2026) establishing a multi-vendor master agreement for asbestos, lead, and mold assessment with 2% Service-Disabled Veteran subcontracting goal; the Housing Authority of Clackamas County's asbestos air monitoring and abatement services (ITB, due June 10, 2026) on a two-year HUD-funded contract with prevailing wage and Section 3 requirements; Rockland County, New York's environmental consulting RFP (due June 25, 2026) for asbestos, lead, and indoor air quality services with five-year term and $1 million/$3 million professional liability minimums; Bergen County's catalog pricing rebids for asbestos sampling and consulting (multiple due dates April–May 2026) requiring 1% administrative fees and quarterly sales reporting to cooperative members; and Atlanta Public Schools' asbestos and lead abatement RFP (due April 17, 2026) selecting multiple vendors for on-call remediation across the seventh-largest school district. Pricing structures vary widely—unit rates, hourly consulting fees, lump-sum project costs, and catalog pricing with administrative fees are all present. Prevailing wage, Davis-Bacon, and federal environmental compliance (EPA NESHAP, OSHA Lead Standards) requirements are common on HUD- and federally-funded work; state licensure and specific certifications (California Asbestos Worker, Texas TDSHS, Oregon CCB, Michigan Asbestos Abatement License, New Jersey ASCM/AST/IEC credentials) are mandatory depending on jurisdiction. Insurance floors range from $1 million to $5 million combined single limit or per-occurrence on general liability, with professional liability often required at $1 million–$2 million. The code shows consistent quarterly activity with healthy mix of one-year and multi-year contracts, many with renewal options extending total potential duration to 3–5 years.