NIGP 91872: Lakes, Rivers, and Other Waterway Management Consulting Services

NIGP 91872 Lakes, Rivers, and Other Waterway Management Consulting Services, an Item code, encompasses hydrologic and hydraulic modeling, watershed planning, stormwater management, flood-risk assessment, lake restoration, debris removal oversight, beach and shoreline maintenance, and emergency response coordination for waterway and coastal infrastructure. State and local governments procure this code when addressing drainage bottlenecks, flood mitigation, erosion control, water quality compliance, and post-disaster waterway recovery. Cities, counties, and regional water authorities issue the majority of recent solicitations, with Florida jurisdictions—including Casselberry, Collier County, St. Cloud, Fort Myers, Tallahassee, and Orlando—dominating the activity block; Georgia and Texas agencies also appear. Issuing bodies range from municipal public works departments and county environmental divisions to special-purpose entities like Clackamas County Water Environment Services in Oregon and the Texas General Land Office, with repeat buyers including multiple Florida municipalities and county boards. Representative recent opportunities span design-phase consulting through operations: the City of Casselberry issued SOQ 20190424 under Florida's Consultants' Competitive Negotiation Act seeking stormwater and lakes management consulting on a five-year continuing contract with task authorizations capped at $200,000 per project; the City of St. Cloud released RFQ 2026-039 for a comprehensive Watershed Master Plan at an estimated $600,000 with hydrologic and hydraulic modeling, flood mapping, and capital planning deliverables; and Collier County issued an Invitation for Qualifications (268687) for beach maintenance and related waterway activities on an as-needed basis across designated beaches, channels, and inlets, with historical annual spend of approximately $500,000.

Geographic concentration in Florida reflects coastal and stormwater vulnerability, with secondary activity in Georgia (Columbus, Gwinnett County, and Invest Atlanta) and scattered opportunities in Oregon, Texas, and additional Florida localities. Recent solicitation types include Statements of Qualifications under CCNA (Casselberry, St. Cloud, Orlando, Tallahassee), Invitations for Qualifications (Collier County, Escambia County for waterway sign and piling installation), RFPs for design services and corridor studies (City of Albany for stormwater master plan, Columbus for Edgewood Road feasibility), and as-needed vendor-pool contracts (Gwinnett County for annual water resources consulting demand services across seven categories, Fort Myers for NRCS-funded debris removal and waterway restoration). Insurance requirements consistently demand $1 million to $2 million general liability; professional liability; marine and pollution coverage where applicable; and workers' compensation. Response dates for active or recently closed opportunities cluster in late spring and early fall, with FEMA hazard mitigation and emergency watershed protection funding driving several engagements.