NIGP 91879: Minority and Small Business Consulting

NIGP 91879 Minority And Small Business Consulting, an Item code, encompasses strategy, feasibility analysis, compliance monitoring, and specialized support services that state and local governments procure to advance equity goals, inform capital investments, and navigate regulatory requirements—particularly in infrastructure planning, annexation evaluation, tax increment financing, workforce development, and federal compliance documentation. Recent solicitations show municipalities and regional authorities using the code for high-stakes consulting engagement: Bartow County Water Department sought on-demand engineering services with active encouragement of small, local, minority, and women-owned subcontractors under a five-year Master Services Contract; Invest Atlanta established a pre-qualified vendor pool across six TAD redevelopment disciplines to match consulting expertise to distinct redevelopment scopes as they arise; and the City of College Park, Georgia commissioned a Residential Stability Program targeting housing security for vulnerable populations. The issuing-body mix spans county governments (Bartow County), municipal planning authorities (Invest Atlanta, Apopka, Sarasota, College Park, Fairburn, Sandy Springs), state economic development departments (Oregon Business Development Department), state transportation authorities (Jacksonville Transportation Authority on behalf of Florida transit agencies), and special-purpose authorities (Madison Community Development Authority). Counties and mid-to-large cities appear as steady repeat buyers; state-level activity clusters in Oregon and Florida.

Recent opportunities concentrate in the Southeast and mountain West, with notable activity in Georgia (Bartow County, College Park, Fairburn, Sandy Springs, Columbus, Invest Atlanta), Florida (Apopka, St. Petersburg, Jacksonville statewide), Oregon (multiple OBDD procurements), and Virginia (Fairfax County). Representative solicitations include Bartow County Water's RFP 26-55-03 for on-demand engineering services with sealed proposals due August 20, 2026; the City of Apopka's RFP 2026-A-301 for a South Apopka annexation feasibility study due May 26, 2026 (extended from May 18), requiring demonstrated completion of three similar annexation studies as primary consultant; Invest Atlanta's competitive sealed responses (RFQC) due July 20, 2026 to pre-qualify firms across six TAD redevelopment service categories; the State of Oregon's RFP S-12300-00017115 for Industrial Symbiosis Technical Assistance with $900,000 proposed budget, proposals due July 6, 2026; the City of St. Petersburg's RFP for Food Truck Academy workforce and small-business training due July 14, 2026; and Fairfax County's RFP 2000004217 for a Procurement Disparity Study due July 24, 2026 analyzing supply-chain demographics against available business community.