NIGP 92623: Auditing Services, Environmental

NIGP 92623 Environmental Auditing Services is an Item code addressing the specialized auditing of environmental compliance, contamination assessments, and regulatory adherence across state and local facilities. State and local governments procure these services to verify adherence to federal and state environmental laws, document environmental reviews, assess physical infrastructure needs, and support remediation oversight—work that spans water quality monitoring, waste-to-energy facility compliance, mold remediation quality assurance, and CEQA/NEPA environmental documentation review. Issuing bodies include state environmental agencies (California Air Resources Board, California Department of Transportation, Georgia Department of Transportation, South Dakota Department of Transportation), state health and housing departments (California State Water Resources Control Board, California Department of Housing and Community Development), counties (Clayton County Georgia, Rockdale County Georgia, Ware County Georgia, Tuolumne County California), cities (Tampa Florida, Ocala Florida, Casselberry Florida, Tucson Arizona, Union City Georgia, Phoenix Arizona), school districts (Bridgeport Connecticut, Buffalo New York), and independent authorities (Ontario International Airport Authority, Kissimmee Utility Authority). Recent activity concentrates in California, Georgia, and Florida, with secondary activity in Arizona, New York, Connecticut, South Dakota, Washington, and Oregon.

Representative procurements signal diverse buying patterns within the code. Clayton County Georgia issued RFP #26-74 (due August 13, 2026) for annual comprehensive financial audits of county funds, the public employee retirement system, and the water authority under Government Auditing Standards and OMB Circular A-133, evaluating proposers on scope understanding (30 points), organizational qualifications (20 points), project management (20 points), financial capability (10 points), and cost (20 points), with five years of government auditing experience and CPA certification required. The California State Water Resources Control Board issued RFQ 26-001-300 (SOQs due July 28, 2026) for CEQA compliance assistance and environmental document preparation across a 60-month term, requiring five years of full-time lead experience on CEQA and environmental assessment work and mandatory 3 percent Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise participation. The City of Tampa issued ITB 26P00197 (due May 8, 2026) for quarterly air-quality and CO2 sampling at the McKay Bay Waste to Energy Facility, designated exclusively for Small Local Business Enterprises with a five percent bid discount, estimated at $90,000 and requiring five years of cylinder gas analyzer and opacity testing experience. Ontario International Airport Authority (a joint-powers entity) solicited RFP 2025RFP071 for internal audit services covering financial management, procurement, construction oversight, and IT governance across a two-year term with three optional one-year renewals, not-to-exceed $1.25 million over five years, requiring a California-licensed CPA firm and emphasizing airport industry experience. The source contains no opportunities currently posting under this code; all listed procurements are archived or closed.