NIGP 92655: Lead Abatement Project Designer

NIGP 92655 Lead Abatement Project Designer is an Item code capturing the design, inspection, and assessment services state and local governments procure to identify and plan remediation of lead-based paint hazards and other environmental contaminants in residential and institutional properties. Recent solicitations show a market dominated by small, federally funded residential rehabilitation projects under Community Development Block Grant authority, alongside larger environmental consulting and hazardous-materials assessment contracts for institutional facilities and regional infrastructure.

The City of Lubbock Community Development Department is the standout repeat buyer, posting over thirty opportunities in the past six months for lead-based paint inspections and risk assessments and minor-to-major residential rehabilitation work, mostly under CDBG authority and sealed-bid ITB format. Other issuing bodies include the City of Detroit (RFP 550632 for Environmental Investigation Firms with environmental assessment, lead clearance inspections, and mold and asbestos testing services, proposals due October 1, 2026); the City of Houston (RFQ PES20260016 for Professional Environmental Consulting Services under NEPA and Clean Water Act compliance, due November 5, 2026); Rockland County Department of Community Development (RFPRC2024055A for Lead Abatement and Remediation Services and Consulting on a qualified supplier list, due July 9, 2026); Fulton County Schools (RFQUAL 402-27 for Hazardous Materials Consultant Services including asbestos and lead surveys, air clearance testing, and bid document preparation, due July 23, 2026); and the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut (COB040265 for John Winthrop Elementary School Renovation Phase 1 Enabling, Demolition & Abatement, sealed bids due May 27, 2026). Activity concentrates in Texas, with secondary presence in Florida (Pasco County IFB IFBKM26083 for Alico Pass Regional Flood Abatement, due August 11, 2026), Connecticut, Georgia, and New York. The market splits between small residential lead-inspection projects (typically $5,000–$20,000 per unit under CDBG) and larger institutional or regional environmental consulting engagements (institutional surveys, multi-property abatement programs, school renovation phases) where qualification-based selection and task-order contracting dominate over lowest-bid ITB.