NIGP 92696: Wetland Delineations (incl. Assessments)

NIGP 92696 Wetland Delineations (Including Assessments), Item code, encompasses field delineation, rating assessments, jurisdictional determinations, buffer analysis, and mitigation design that state and local governments procure to satisfy federal and state regulatory requirements for infrastructure, land-use, and environmental remediation projects. Recent solicitations show state and local agencies buying wetland delineations as standalone consulting services tied to roadway projects, stormwater improvements, and brownfield remediation, often bundled with stream assessments and jurisdictional permitting support. The issuing-body mix includes county public-works departments, city planning and environmental divisions, university systems, and state environmental agencies; repeat buyers include Pinellas County, Florida and Palm Beach County, Florida, which have issued multiple concurrent solicitations for wetland and vegetation control ground applications that depend on prior delineation and assessment work. The code also captures broader environmental assessment services—Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessments, natural-resources evaluations including wetlands and endangered-species assessments, and pollution-liability support—when procured by higher-education institutions and municipalities as part of campus or property-management compliance programs.

Activity concentrates in Florida, Washington, and Texas, where infrastructure investment and coastal-resilience initiatives drive regular delineation work. Representative recent solicitations include Lewis County Public Works, Washington, requesting wetland and stream services under RFQ HSIP000S750 due August 14, 2026, at $48,000 maximum for federal-aid highway-safety project delineations; the Texas A&M University System's Office of Facilities Planning & Construction issuing RFQ RFQ01FPC26267 due July 7, 2026, for statewide environmental services including wetlands and endangered-species assessments on a master-services-agreement basis with multiple pre-qualified vendors; and the City of Tucson issuing RFP 230096 for brownfield assessment and remediation consultant services including Phase I and Phase II environmental site assessments. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection and Palm Beach County have issued multiple RFPs for exotic wetland and vegetation control ground applications (RFP68026053JC series, all due July 15, 2026), which typically follow completed delineation and assessment work and represent ongoing demand for post-assessment mitigation and monitoring services. Pricing structures vary—fixed fees for discrete delineations (Lewis County at $48,000 over twelve months), unit rates for statewide master agreements (Texas A&M), and per-acre or per-project rates for longer-term vegetation-management contracts (Palm Beach County, thirty-six months through August 2029). Set-asides and preferences appear modest; Lewis County applied a 0% DBE goal, while Palm Beach County weights SBE participation at 15 evaluation points out of 100 and includes local-preference scoring of 5 points.