NIGP 92040: Programming Services, Computer (Including Mobile Device Applications)

NIGP 92040 Programming Services, Computer (Including Mobile Device Applications), an Item code, encompasses custom software development, system integration, mobile app creation, and related technical implementation services that state and local governments procure to modernize legacy systems, replace paper-based workflows, and build specialized enterprise platforms. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers acquiring digital strategy consulting, full-stack development with DevSecOps integration, cloud-based SaaS implementations, data aggregation and analytics platforms, e-commerce solutions, and specialized applications spanning licensing, vital records, educational systems, and citizen-facing services. Orange County, California; Texas Health and Human Services Commission; California Secretary of State; Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction; and Nevada Department of Veterans Services appear as recent repeat issuers, alongside school districts, county health systems, and state education agencies. Work being solicited ranges from tactical projects—San Mateo Medical Center's PACS replacement and Placer County's electronic warrant solution (both RFPs with proposals due in August 2026)—to transformational programs such as Orange County's 13-category Digital Development Services RFP (due July 28, 2026) requiring five years of demonstrable experience and evaluated on technical capability, personnel qualifications, and cost across 36 labor categories including accessibility experts, software engineers, and DevOps engineers. Geographic activity concentrates in California, Texas, Washington, and Florida, with scattered opportunities in Illinois, Minnesota, Nevada, and other states.

Issuing bodies span all tiers: county governments (Orange County, Broward County, Marion County, San Mateo County, Placer County), state departments and agencies (Texas HHSC, California Secretary of State, Washington OSPI, Illinois IDPH, Nevada Department of Veterans Services), municipal and special-purpose districts (City of Atlanta Fire Rescue), public universities and school districts (University of Texas, TSTC, Region One Education Service Center, LEAD Public Schools), and health systems (San Mateo Medical Center, Central Health). No single repeat buyer dominates; opportunity distribution is broad. Texas procurement activity is notably active, with multiple recent RFOs and RFIs from state boards and commissions. Evaluation structures consistently weight technical proposal and qualifications heavily (50–75 percent), cost at 20–45 percent, with frequent requirements for TX-RAMP Level 2 or FedRAMP certification, SOC 2 Type II attestation, WCAG accessibility compliance, and security baselines equivalent to NIST SP 800-53 MODERATE or HIGH. Contract values range from sub-$100,000 niche applications to multi-million-dollar enterprise systems; term lengths vary from 12-month initial periods with renewals to five- to ten-year technology partnerships. Set-asides and preferences include HUB (Texas), SBE/CBE (Broward), OCLSB/DVBE (Orange County), DVBE (California), and veteran-owned preferences (Washington, California). Recent activity indicates strong demand for legacy-system modernization, cloud migration, data integration, artificial intelligence governance and implementation, accessibility remediation, and managed platform services supporting multi-agency or multi-district deployment.