NIGP 91896: Transportation Consulting

NIGP 91896 Transportation Consulting is an Item code under which state and local governments procure consulting support for transportation planning, design, feasibility analysis, and project delivery across transit, roadway, pedestrian, and safety domains. Recent solicitations show jurisdictions buying transit development and regional planning services, traffic modeling and microsimulation, safety action plan development, design engineering for roadway and grade-separation projects, program management and administrative support, and specialized analysis such as demand forecasting and corridor studies.

Issuing bodies span state departments (Georgia DOT, Illinois Tollway, IDOT), regional councils and authorities (H-GAC in Texas, Orange County Transportation Authority in California, Palm Tran in Florida), municipal departments (City of Madison, City of Atlanta, City of Waco), counties (Chatham County Georgia, Spalding County Georgia, Pinal County Arizona, Monroe County Florida), and special districts (Ocala-Marion County TPO, Cartersville Bartow MPO). Recent activity shows particular concentration among large transit authorities and metropolitan planning organizations that regularly issue RFPs and RFQs for ongoing planning and technical services. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Madison requesting a comprehensive regional transit plan via RFP 1504802026BG due August 17, 2026 (scope: three years of public outreach, service scenario analysis, financial modeling, and implementation strategy); Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners and Palm Tran soliciting a Transit Development Plan FY27-36 Update via RFP 680F26060BW1 due August 14, 2026 (scope: 10-year operating and capital program with public involvement, land use assessment, and financial planning); and Chatham County Georgia issuing multiple quality-based selection RFQs for engineering design services on roadway and grade-separation projects (Phase I SOQs due August 14, 2026). A secondary wave of activity centers on Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grant-funded safety action plan development—Spalding County, City of LaGrange, City of Pooler, and DeKalb County all posted proposals for SS4A comprehensive safety planning in June and July 2026. Geographic spread includes heavy activity in Georgia (GDOT indefinite delivery contracts, multiple county and city planning procurements), Texas (H-GAC regional planning), Florida (transit authorities and MPOs), California (Orange County Transportation Authority), and the Pacific Northwest (Portland Bureau of Transportation). The code remains active with strong repeat-buyer participation from state transportation departments and mid-to-large transit authorities issuing task-order and on-call vehicles alongside project-specific RFPs and RFQs.