NIGP 91863: Housing Consulting

NIGP 91863 Housing Consulting is an Item code that encompasses government procurement of specialized expertise to assess housing markets, develop housing policy, conduct feasibility studies, and deliver technical assistance on affordable housing development, financing, and supportive services. State and local governments are actively procuring this work through direct consulting engagements, facilitation services, and program administration roles across counties, cities, and special-purpose authorities. Recent activity shows demand for housing needs assessments, nexus studies for linkage fee programs, annexation feasibility analysis, faith-based housing developer training, supportive housing program design, rental subsidy program operations, market studies for affordable housing projects, and technical assistance to housing authorities and homeless services providers.

The issuing bodies span a diverse geographic base: San Mateo County (California), the City of Gallup (New Mexico), the City of Dallas (Texas), the City of Wheat Ridge (Colorado), the City of Tucson (Arizona), the City of Pembroke Pines (Florida), the City of Apopka (Florida), Ozaukee County (Wisconsin), Ventura County (California), Fairfax County (Virginia), the City of College Park (Georgia), Montgomery County (Pennsylvania), Columbus Consolidated Government (Georgia), Los Angeles County Development Authority (California), the Washington Department of Commerce, the Illinois Department of Human Services, and the University of Southern Mississippi. Representative current opportunities include San Mateo County's RFP 2026RFP00593 for a facilitator to lead a Permit Entitlement Blue Ribbon Task Force assessing the county's planning and building department operations, due August 3, 2026; the City of Wheat Ridge's RFP for a Nexus Study on Housing Impact Fees, due July 16, 2026, with an estimated cost of approximately $55,000; the City of Tucson's RFP 260195 for qualified relocation consultants supporting HUD-assisted housing repositioning, due April 30, 2026; and Fairfax County's RFP 2000004276 for a Rental Subsidy and Services Program operator serving low-income households, due April 16, 2026, with Year 1 funding anticipated at up to $3,000,000. Activity concentrates in California, Texas, Florida, Georgia, and Colorado, with scattered demand across the Pacific Northwest, Midwest, and Mid-Atlantic regions.