NIGP 91888: Quality Assurance/Control Consulting

NIGP 91888 Quality Assurance/Control Consulting, an Item code, encompasses professional oversight of construction materials, systems testing, operational compliance, and program quality across state and local infrastructure and service delivery. State and local buyers solicit this work to verify that construction meets contract specifications, facilities operate safely and efficiently, and programs comply with regulatory standards. Recent opportunities span construction quality assurance at landfills and parking facilities, materials testing for schools, disaster recovery financial reviews, building commissioning, 9-1-1 dispatch quality monitoring, and operational audits of animal services and public works divisions.

Issuing bodies include state departments of transportation and human services, county governments, municipalities, school districts, and special-purpose authorities across diverse jurisdictions. The Georgia Department of Transportation appears repeatedly, issuing RFQs for program management and operational improvement services. Geographic spread is national, with recent activity in Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, California, Utah, Texas, Massachusetts, Oregon, and Illinois. Representative recent opportunities include the Georgia Department of Transportation's RFQ for Program Management Services for the Transportation Alternatives Program and Local Administered Project Program (response due December 16, 2026), Seminole County's RFP for Disaster Recovery Consultant Services through FEMA (closed September 20, 2023), Seminole County's RFP for Building Commissioning Services across multiple county facilities including the Emergency Operations Center and jail (responses due October 7, 2026), Pinellas County's RFQ for Owner's Representative services for the New PIE Parking Garage at St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport including quality assurance and resident project representative duties (responses due August 20, 2026), and Greenville County's RFP for Construction Quality Assurance field services at Twin Chimneys Landfill Unit 4 Cell 5 requiring a licensed Professional Engineer and on-site field personnel (responses due August 21, 2026). Contract structures typically include master service agreements with task orders, on-call arrangements, and time-and-materials or fixed-fee compensation. Insurance requirements consistently mandate professional liability coverage ranging from $1 million to $2 million, general liability of $1 million to $2 million per occurrence, and workers' compensation per applicable state law.