NIGP 91836: E-Commerce Consulting

NIGP 91836 E-Commerce Consulting, an Item code, encompasses advisory and operational support services that state and local governments procure to assess, design, and improve business functions and organizational performance—from nonprofit and municipal operations to technology infrastructure and capital planning. The code captures a broad consulting scope that extends well beyond its title: recent solicitations include organizational efficiency assessments for public works departments, cybersecurity managed services procurement strategy, Tax Allocation District redevelopment planning, annexation feasibility studies, higher education campus operations consulting, and cooperative purchasing vehicle aggregation for emerging technologies. Issuing bodies span state agencies (State of Oklahoma for NASPO ValuePoint), counties (Bernalillo County), cities (Santa Monica, Apopka, Columbus, College Park), special-purpose authorities (Invest Atlanta), and university systems (Albany State University on behalf of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia). Issuing patterns show cities and counties soliciting operational assessments and specialized feasibility studies most frequently, while state agencies and cooperative purchasing vehicles structure multi-jurisdictional master agreements to serve broader state and local populations.

Geographic activity concentrates in the Southeast and Southwest, with recent postings from Georgia (Columbus, College Park, Invest Atlanta), New Mexico (Bernalillo County), Florida (Apopka), California (Santa Monica), and Oklahoma (NASPO ValuePoint, which serves participating entities nationwide). Representative recent opportunities include Invest Atlanta's RFQC for Tax Allocation District Redevelopment Consulting Services (responses due July 20, 2026), which established a standing vendor pool across six service disciplines including TAD plan development, financial modeling, and community engagement; the State of Oklahoma's RFP 26RFPSW1045 for NASPO ValuePoint Emerging Technologies Consulting and Services (responses due October 15, 2026), structured as a cooperative master agreement vehicle accessible to state and local entities across multiple states; and the City of Santa Monica's RFP 457 for Cybersecurity Managed Services (responses due October 24, 2025), targeting firms capable of managing complex hybrid IT environments with penetration testing, risk assessment, and incident response expertise. The City of Apopka's RFP 2026-A-301 for South Apopka Annexation Feasibility Study (responses originally due May 18, 2026, extended to May 26, 2026) exemplifies specialized feasibility work under the code, requiring consultants to evaluate statutory compliance and service extension implications.