NIGP 92670: Permitting Services, Environmental

NIGP 92670 Permitting Services, Environmental, an Item code, encompasses the design, engineering, permitting support, and compliance services that state and local governments procure to navigate complex multi-jurisdictional environmental regulatory frameworks for capital projects, infrastructure improvements, and facility operations. Recent state and local solicitations under this code show demand for shoreline adaptation planning, stormwater and floodplain management, landfill environmental compliance, airport environmental planning, and wetland permitting across multiple regulatory domains—including NEPA, CEQA, wetland delineations, and state-specific environmental zones.

County governments and special districts dominate procurement activity under this code, with the County of Orange (California) appearing repeatedly across multiple environmental disciplines, alongside regional authorities such as Santa Clara County's Office of Sustainability and Resilience, the Urban Flood Safety & Water Quality District (Portland), the California Department of Water Resources, and smaller municipalities and fire districts. Recent representative opportunities include Santa Clara County's RFP for development of a Subregional Shoreline Adaptation Plan aligned with Bay Conservation and Development Commission guidelines (proposals due November 6, 2026); the Urban Flood Safety & Water Quality District's RFP for environmental permitting on-call services across North Portland jurisdictions with a shared $500,000 budget over five years (proposals due October 30, 2026); the County of Sacramento's RFQ for on-call environmental planning services across four airport facilities with a $3.5 million ceiling over three years (due October 13, 2026); the Florida Department of Environmental Protection's RFSOQ for professional services on the Pensacola Bay Unpaved Roads Project encompassing 100% design and permitting across fifteen road-stream crossings (responses due August 11, 2026); and the County of Orange RFQ for on-call landfill environmental services including site master planning, permitting support, and operational compliance (responses due June 16, 2026). Geographic activity clusters in California (Orange County, Sacramento, Santa Clara), the Pacific Northwest (Portland), and Florida, with secondary activity across the Southeast and Texas. Most procurements are structured as on-call QVL or task-order vehicles with no guaranteed work volume, requiring demonstrated experience in specific environmental compliance domains and often calling for licensed professional engineers, environmental planners, or permitting specialists with multi-year track records on comparable public-sector projects.