NIGP 92690: Subsurface Testing, Environmental

NIGP 92690 Subsurface Testing, Environmental (Item) covers environmental and geotechnical testing services that state and local governments solicit for site characterization, remediation planning, and construction-phase material verification. Recent opportunities show agencies purchasing Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessments, wetlands delineation and stream assessments, geotechnical investigations including soil boring and laboratory testing, asbestos and lead-based paint testing, utility subsurface mapping, and materials testing and inspection during active construction. Issuing bodies span state transportation departments, county development authorities, municipal public works offices, cities, and county boards of commissioners. The work typically flows through RFP and RFQ vehicles, with contracts structured as continuing services agreements issuing task orders as needs arise, project-specific design or construction support, or as-needed environmental services panels.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia and Florida. The Georgia Department of Transportation issued competing RFQs for engineering design services across five highway projects (due April 27, 2026) and for statewide subsurface utility engineering (SUE) services under an IDIQ framework with up to four contracts anticipated and a maximum value of $24,000,000 per awarded contract (due March 3, 2026, with seven finalists announced). Pasco County, Florida established an as-needed environmental services panel through the Professional Services Library model, with proposals due April 14, 2026, covering wetlands delineation, water quality studies, stream restoration, and technical support to the MS4 permit program. The City of Bradenton, Florida solicited a Professional Services Library for environmental testing engineering via RFQ (due April 2, 2026), with individual task order ceilings of $500,000 and construction cost limits of $7,500,000. The Waycross and Ware County Development Authority sought comprehensive due diligence for industrial site certification including wetlands delineation, Phase I ESA, geotechnical investigation, and cultural resources survey (due March 20, 2026). The Town of Waterford, Connecticut solicited materials testing and special inspection services for a 10,000-square-foot fire station construction, requiring ACI, AWS, ICC, or ASNT certifications and unit pricing with fixed rates for the life of the project (due May 5, 2026).