NIGP 94615: Appraisal Services, Real Estate

NIGP 94615 Appraisal Services, Real Estate, an Item code, encompasses professional property valuations, market analyses, and related advisory work that state and local governments procure to support acquisitions, dispositions, capital planning, right-of-way programs, assessor operations, and strategic real estate decisions. Recent solicitations reveal state and local buyers purchasing independent appraisals for fair-market-value determination in land transactions, Computer Assisted Mass Appraisal (CAMA) system implementations and support, right-of-way and easement valuations for infrastructure projects, assessment revaluations, conservation easement reviews, and portfolio-management advisory services spanning residential, commercial, agricultural, and industrial properties. Issuing bodies include county property appraisers, city planning and procurement departments, school districts, regional transit and conservation authorities, state departments of transportation, assessor offices, and special-purpose districts. Counties and municipalities dominate activity; representative recent opportunities include Hillsborough County Property Appraiser's October 2026 RFI for Computer Assisted Mass Appraisal (CAMA) platforms with responses due November 6, Atlanta Public Schools' October 2026 RFP for real estate appraisal services on an as-needed basis with proposals due November 12, and the Florida Department of Transportation District Five's September 2026 ITN for multi-award appraisal and right-of-way support services across nine counties with qualifications due September 30.

Geographic spread is broad across the South, Midwest, and West, with recent activity concentrated in Florida (Hillsborough County, Walton County, Pasco County, Sarasota County), Georgia (Atlanta Public Schools, Fulton County, DeKalb Regional Land Bank, City of Albany, Augusta-Richmond County), Texas (multiple school districts and municipalities including Fort Bend County, City of Hutto, City of San Antonio, Texas Tech University), and California (State Coastal Conservancy, California Franchise Tax Board, San Gabriel & Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy). Additional activity spans Arizona (City of Phoenix, City of Scottsdale), North Carolina (Town of Farragut, Tennessee), Connecticut (Town of Berlin), Colorado, Oklahoma, Kentucky, Utah, and Maryland. Evaluation criteria commonly weight qualifications and experience, relevant project history, staff capabilities, methodology and approach, and pricing; many jurisdictions reserve the right to award multiple contracts or establish rotation lists rather than single-vendor arrangements. Licensing and credentialing requirements, particularly state real estate appraiser certification and USPAP compliance, function as mandatory eligibility gates across most solicitations. Contract terms typically span one to five years with optional renewals, and compensation structures vary between hourly billing rates, flat fees per assignment, and commission-based arrangements depending on transaction type and agency preference.