NIGP 91843: Environmental Consulting

NIGP 91843 Environmental Consulting, an Item code, encompasses site assessments, remediation support, compliance documentation, and specialized environmental services that state and local governments procure to meet federal regulatory obligations and manage contaminated properties. Recent state and local solicitations show government buyers contracting for Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessments, brownfield assessment and cleanup planning under EPA grants, qualified environmental professional services, asbestos and lead abatement oversight, wastewater treatment facility needs analysis, NEPA documentation support, and remedial design. The issuing-body mix spans city environmental and watershed management departments, counties and county utilities, state transportation and environmental agencies, transit authorities, universities, and special districts. Florida, Georgia, Texas, Colorado, and Nevada show recent concentration of activity, with additional solicitations from North Carolina, Oregon, Ohio, Michigan, Washington, and South Carolina.

Representative recent opportunities illustrate the scope breadth. The City of Beaverton issued RFP 26-059 for environmental consulting services implementing an EPA Brownfields Community-Wide Assessment Grant, with proposals due August 7, 2026, covering Phase I and II ESAs, site inventory, community engagement, and cleanup/reuse planning across a $437,640 budget. The Consolidated Government of Columbus, Georgia solicited environmental consulting services for an EPA Multipurpose Brownfield Grant under a three-year contract with renewal options, requesting Phase I and II ESAs for up to 14 properties each, brownfield revitalization planning, and remedial design—proposals due August 21, 2026. The Georgia Department of Transportation issued RFQ 484-081726 for three separate on-call IDIQ environmental support contracts—NEPA/Air Quality/Noise/Public Involvement; Cultural Resources; and Ecology—each with minimum values of $25,000 and maximum values ranging from $35 million to $40 million, SOQs due August 17, 2026. Cuyahoga County solicited Certified Environmental Professional services for EPA-funded asbestos remediation projects, with a $200,000 budget ceiling and proposals due June 26, 2026. The City of Atlanta's Department of Watershed Management conducted a prequalification phase for trace organic laboratory testing services supporting NPDES compliance and industrial pretreatment, with question deadline of June 26, 2026, to be followed by competitive sealed bidding.