NIGP 91883: Organizational Development Consulting

NIGP 91883 Organizational Development Consulting, an Item code, encompasses facilitation, strategic planning, change management, leadership development, and organizational assessments that state and local governments are currently procuring to align staff capabilities, improve operational efficiency, and address governance or workforce challenges across departments and agencies. The code captures work ranging from comprehensive organizational redesigns and strategic plan updates to specialized consulting on specific operational functions such as fire service consolidation, cost allocation methodologies, and compensation studies.

State and local issuing bodies soliciting under this code span municipal governments (cities of Phoenix, Wheat Ridge, Springfield, St. Petersburg, Cooper City, College Park, Douglasville, Augusta, Fayetteville), counties (Leon, Beaufort, Summit, Alameda, Henry, San Mateo, Volusia), special districts and authorities (Gila River Indian Community, Atlanta BeltLine Inc., Clackamas County Health/Housing/Human Services, Orlando Utilities Commission), higher-education institutions (Valencia College, Texas Southern University, California State University Monterey Bay, Salt Lake Community College, UCLA), and state-level agencies (Oregon Business Development Department on behalf of the Oregon Arts Commission, Michigan Department of Technology/Management/Budget State Budget Office, Washington State Department of Commerce). Repeat buyers and high-activity jurisdictions include cities conducting multi-department operational assessments or strategic planning efforts (City of Douglasville, City of Augusta, City of Phoenix), counties undertaking organizational or service-delivery studies (San Mateo County, Summit County), and state higher-education systems and boards seeking institutional transformation consulting. Recent solicitations use RFP, RFQ (request for qualifications), and RFI (request for information) notice types, reflecting the wide scope of organizational work being procured and the emphasis on vendor capability and approach rather than price competition alone.

Geographic activity concentrates in California (UCLA, San Mateo County multiple procurements, City of Cooper City, City of Phoenix Arizona, Summit County Utah), Florida (Valencia College, Leon County, Volusia County, City of St. Petersburg, City of Cooper City), Georgia (Henry County, City of Fayetteville, City of Augusta, City of Douglasville, Atlanta BeltLine), Oregon (Oregon Arts Commission via Oregon Business Development Department, Clackamas County), Utah (Summit County, Salt Lake Community College, Alpine School District, Nebo School District), and Michigan (State Budget Office). Representative recent opportunities include the City of Wheat Ridge Parks & Recreation Department soliciting a strategic plan update (RFP, due October 28, 2026, budget ceiling $25,000); Illinois Department of Children and Family Services seeking a leadership development and organizational culture transformation program for supervisors, managers, and executives across four regional cohorts (RFP, due October 20, 2026, contract term one year with up to ten years including extensions); the City of Phoenix Finance Department establishing a Qualified Vendors List for ongoing management consulting services on change management, organizational studies, and process analysis (RFQ, due November 6, 2026, five-year term); City of Douglasville requesting a comprehensive 10-year citywide strategic plan with community engagement and implementation framework (RFP, due November 2, 2026); City of Augusta seeking a two-phase operational efficiency assessment spanning multiple departments (RFP, due October 19, 2026); and Clackamas County Health/Housing & Human Services procuring multiple on-call organizational development strategic consulting contracts across six divisions (RFP, due August 18, 2026, contract term through June 30, 2028, with renewal options).