NIGP 92546: Geotechnical Engineering

NIGP 92546 Geotechnical Engineering, an Item code, encompasses subsurface investigations, foundation design, soil and rock testing, and stabilization services that state and local governments procure to support infrastructure planning, design, and construction across water systems, transportation corridors, public facilities, and flood mitigation projects. Recent solicitations show county and municipal governments, state departments, regional authorities, and special-purpose districts actively competing for geotechnical work through RFPs, RFQs, and task-order-based agreements, with responses concentrated in the South (Georgia, Texas, Florida), upper Midwest (Colorado, Wisconsin, Kentucky), and Pacific Northwest (Oregon, California).

Boulder County Parks and Open Space issued RFP-300-26 for well drilling and installation on agricultural properties (due September 4, 2026; $350,000 contract value), while UCLA requested qualifications for geotechnical services supporting the West Valley Medical Center Master Plan spanning hospital construction, parking structure, and building renovation (RFQ due August 7, 2026). The Georgia Department of Transportation solicited Construction Engineering and Inspection qualifications for SR 316 intersection projects (RFQ due August 17, 2026), and the City of Santa Cruz sought pavement design and testing services for Metro Rapid Corridors (RFP due July 29, 2026). Pinellas County Utilities posted a five-year hydrogeologic consulting RFQ (due August 11, 2026; $5 million estimated value), while the Port of Portland sought on-call geotechnical services for spectator venues ($200,000 maximum over three years; RFP due June 11, 2026). Major issuers across the opportunity set include counties (Boulder, Portage, Pinellas, Madison, Columbia, Catoosa, DeKalb, Fulton), state departments (Georgia DOT, Texas A&M, Railroad Commission of Texas, Florida DEP), cities (Santa Cruz, Orlando, Fort Myers, Portland, Rio Rancho, Sarasota, Cleveland), universities (UCLA, Paris Junior College, Tarleton State, Florida State College), transit and utility districts (Santa Cruz Metro, Pinellas County Utilities, Broward County), and flood control authorities (Harris County Flood Control District, Urban Flood Safety & Water Quality District). Task-order and continuing-services frameworks predominate, with many awards to multiple qualified firms and construction-phase support integrated into design-stage solicitations. Professional licensure requirements are standard; federal funding (FEMA, FHA, ARC, CDBG-DR, FDOT, FTA, Davis-Bacon compliance) drives many procurements, and DBE, MBE, WBE participation goals and local preferences appear frequently across Texas, Georgia, Florida, and Colorado. Activity remains robust across all issuing-body types and geographic regions.