NIGP 91821: Business Consulting, Large

NIGP 91821 Business Consulting, Large is an Item code covering enterprise-scale advisory services that state and local governments procure to address major operational challenges, strategic decisions, and institutional change. Recent solicitations show state and local issuing bodies buying facilitation and leadership for multi-stakeholder task forces; comprehensive organizational and process assessments; strategic planning and roadmap development; legislative and grant advocacy; technology implementation project management; and specialized expertise in real estate, financial modeling, and program evaluation.

The issuing-body mix spans county executive offices (San Mateo County, Tuolumne County, Orange County), state education agencies (Washington OSPI), state universities (FGCU, Texas Southern, University of Texas System), regional transit and special-purpose authorities (Covered California, Invest Atlanta), and municipal planning and community development departments (Sacramento County, Apopka, Olathe). Counties and state agencies post the most recent activity. Representative recent opportunities include San Mateo County's RFP for a Permit Entitlement Blue Ribbon Task Force facilitator due August 3, 2026 (RFP 2026RFP00593), seeking evidence-based operational and process assessment with SWOT analysis and Lean Process Improvements across a three-year term; Tuolumne County's Proposition 47 Cohort 5 programming and employment services RFPs due August 9, 2026 (RFP20250128 and RFP20250130), requesting case management, substance use disorder treatment, and employment services delivery for justice-involved populations; and Washington OSPI's federal grant consulting RFQ due August 17, 2026 (RFQQ202702), targeting monitoring of Department of Education regulations and legislative developments affecting administered programs. Geographic concentration appears heaviest in California, Washington, and the Southeast (Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina), with scattered activity across Colorado, Arizona, Texas, Idaho, Kansas, and Nevada. Large consulting scopes typically weigh method and approach at 30–45 percent, experience and organizational capacity at 20–30 percent, and cost at 25–40 percent, with three-year terms common for strategy and operational work and shorter terms for specialized studies or audits.