NIGP 91837: Economy Consulting

NIGP 91837 Economy Consulting, an Item code, encompasses strategic planning and economic development advisory work that state and local governments procure to assess operational efficiency, target industry competitiveness, annexation feasibility, and municipal growth strategy. Recent solicitations show municipalities and regional authorities contracting for facilitators to lead operational task forces, federal lobbying representation, comprehensive economic and target industry analysis, development impact fee studies, watershed master planning with economic implications, and corridor/master plan updates grounded in economic assessment. The issuing bodies span cities (San Mateo County, Gallup, Apopka, Santa Cruz, St. Petersburg, St. Cloud, Phoenix, Sarasota, Columbus), counties (Fulton County, Orange County, Pasco County), a regional development authority (Invest Atlanta), transit agencies (DART), and state economic development departments (Oregon Business Development Department). San Mateo County, Invest Atlanta, and the City of Apopka each appear in multiple recent solicitations, signaling repeat demand for economy consulting expertise.

Activity concentrates in California, Florida, Georgia, and the Pacific Northwest, with secondary representation from Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas. Representative current opportunities include San Mateo County's RFP 2026RFP00593 (Permit Entitlement Blue Ribbon Task Force facilitator, proposals due August 3, 2026, with local-business preference); Invest Atlanta's dual RFQCs PE66789NONST2026000000019 and PE66789NONST2026000000020 (Tax Allocation District redevelopment consulting vendor pools across six service disciplines, responses due July 20 and July 18, 2026, encouraging MBE/FBE/SBE participation); the City of St. Petersburg's RFP26157 (Target Industry Study and economic analysis, proposals due May 21, 2026, with $95,000 contract value and voluntary SBE/MBE/WBE encouragement); Pasco County's RSQ-LK-26-065 (General Planning Consultant Services across eight categories, deadline April 28, 2026, with local preference available); and the State of Oregon OBDD's RFP for Innovation Plan Update Consultant (proposals due April 10, 2026, with $100,000–$125,000 budget and COBID small-business preference available). Most procurements employ RFP or RFQ structures on qualification or best-value bases, with evaluation weighting technical approach and experience over cost, and contract terms typically spanning one to five years with task-order issuance or renewal options.