NIGP 91837: Economy Consulting

NIGP 91837 Economy Consulting is an Item code under which state and local governments currently procure strategic economic development planning, analysis, and advisory services. Recent solicitations show cities and counties engaging consultants to develop comprehensive economic development plans, conduct feasibility studies, perform market and financial analyses, and provide specialized guidance on revenue strategies, tax increment financing, and policy assessment. Work spans municipal economic diversification, workforce development alignment, impact fee nexus studies, watershed planning with economic implications, and government relations advocacy. The issuing bodies are predominantly cities—St. Cloud and Woodstock, Florida; Kingman and Benson, Arizona; Gallup, New Mexico; Cooper City, Florida; and Santa Cruz, California—alongside counties and state-level agencies such as San Mateo County, Bernalillo County, Sacramento County, the Nevada Division of Tourism, and Invest Atlanta. A state higher-education entity, the Washington Student Achievement Council, has also solicited under this code for Islamic finance compliance assessment of a 529 savings plan.

Geographic concentration includes Florida (St. Cloud, Cooper City, Apopka, Santa Cruz area), Arizona, New Mexico, Georgia, California, and Nevada, with additional activity in Washington state. Representative recent opportunities include the City of St. Cloud's RFQ for Economic Development Consulting Services (RFQ 2025-209, due February 5, 2026), requesting strategic guidance for economic growth initiatives; the Nevada Division of Tourism's solicitation for a four-year economic impact study (10TCA-S3967, due November 12, 2026) encompassing GDP analysis, rural and tribal assessment, and interactive reporting; the City of Gallup's paired RFPs for state and federal lobbying services (due August 20 and August 6, 2026 respectively) to advance legislative priorities and secure appropriations; and the City of Woodstock's RFP for a ten-year Economic Development Plan Update ($60,000 fixed price, due September 29, 2026). Invest Atlanta established a standing multi-award vendor pool across six TAD redevelopment consulting disciplines (responses due July 20, 2026), designed for task-order deployment as individual district scopes arise. Most solicitations employ RFP or RFQ structures with qualification-based or best-value evaluation; response dates cluster in late August through November 2026.