NIGP 91814: Appraisals Consulting

NIGP 91814 Appraisals Consulting, an Item code, encompasses professional valuation services that state and local governments commission for real property, personal property collections, and specialized assets to support tax administration, insurance coverage, municipal fee studies, and acquisition planning. Recent solicitations show jurisdictions buying art appraisals for municipal collections, rural land revaluations for property tax schedules, comprehensive real estate revaluations for assessment roll updates, utility property valuations, and right-of-way acquisition support. The buying base spans city governments, counties, and state agencies—with Fulton County and Forsyth County in Georgia, the Town of Berlin in Connecticut, the City of Ocala in Florida, and the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts appearing among recent issuers. Work is sourced through RFP and ITB notices, typically requiring proposers to hold professional certifications (MAI, SPRA, RPA), three to five years of documented experience in comparable jurisdictions or asset classes, current professional liability insurance (commonly $1 million to $2 million), and compliance with Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice or state-specific valuation standards.

Activity concentrates in the Southeast, with recent opportunities in Florida, Georgia, and Connecticut. The City of Ocala issued ITB GRM/260113 for a Fine Arts Appraiser to value 91 artworks in its permanent collection by November 12, 2025, with on-site assessments complete by March 2, 2026. Fulton County, Georgia posted RFP 26RFP1482629C-MH for rural land revaluation services due September 30, 2026, offering 5 points local preference and 16.83% MBE / 3.41% FBE subcontracting goals; the Town of Berlin, Connecticut solicited real estate revaluation services for approximately 9,029 parcels totaling $2.6 billion in grand list value through RFP 2027-04 due September 8, 2026. Forsyth County, Georgia issued RFP 27131514 for on-call residential, commercial, agricultural, and industrial appraisal services with right-of-way valuation support due September 24, 2026. The Georgia Department of Transportation issued a multi-award RFP for comprehensive right-of-way and appraisal support services to the Transportation Investment Act program, with no limit on the number of firms to be awarded and secondary task-order quoting once specific projects are identified.