NIGP 91843: Environmental Consulting

NIGP 91843 Environmental Consulting is an Item code encompassing professional environmental review, assessment, permitting, remediation support, and technical compliance services that state and local governments buy to manage contaminated sites, comply with federal and state environmental statutes, and support infrastructure and land-use planning. Recent state and local solicitations show agencies buying environmental impact documentation under CEQA and NEPA; groundwater modeling and monitoring; stormwater and watershed management planning; site remediation and hazardous waste assessment; brownfield inventory and remedial design; air and noise quality analysis; and environmental permitting assistance across federal, state, and local regulatory frameworks. Cities, counties, water districts, airports, and transit authorities dominate recent activity, with school districts and special-purpose environmental authorities also active.

Recent opportunities span multiple states and issue types. The City of Casselberry, Florida issued an SOQ in October 2026 (due February 5, 2019, with notice of intent to award March 19, 2019 to CPH, Inc.; Geosyntec Consultants, Inc.; Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc.; and Wood Environment & Infrastructure Solutions, Inc.) for stormwater and lakes management consulting under the Consultants' Competitive Negotiation Act, covering hydraulic and hydrologic modeling, retention and detention design, lake assessment, permitting, and watershed planning. Santa Clara County Office of Sustainability and Resilience posted an RFP in October 2026 (due November 6, 2026) for a shoreline adaptation plan team to address sea level rise risk assessment and nature-based adaptation across unincorporated Santa Clara County and six participating cities, with California Ocean Protection Council grant funding. The City of Atlanta Department of Transportation solicited design services for the PATH Lakewood shared-use path project under QBS in October 2026 (due October 30, 2026), requiring GDOT prequalification in bicycles and pedestrians facility design and NEPA documentation. West Basin Municipal Water District requested proposals in September 2026 (due October 20, 2026) for groundwater modeling and reporting services over five years for the West Coast Basin Barrier Project under California Recycled Water Policy and LARWQCB Permit R4-2006-0069. Broward County Aviation Department issued an RFP in October 2026 (due October 30, 2026) for environmental planning and consulting services at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and North Perry Airport, encompassing NEPA documentation, sustainability planning, noise compatibility programs, and FAA grant support. The City of Santa Monica solicited groundwater basin monitoring and modeling proposals in September 2026 (due October 26, 2026) requiring MODFLOW and Groundwater Vistas expertise and a California-registered geologist or PE. Recent activity concentrates in California, Florida, and Georgia, with additional opportunities in Oregon, New Mexico, Michigan, and other states. Environmental consulting work is active across municipal, county, water authority, and regional planning agency issuers.