NIGP 94615: Appraisal Services, Real Estate

NIGP 94615 Appraisal Services, Real Estate is an Item code under which state and local governments procure standalone property valuations, appraisal reviews, and appraisal consulting for asset management, acquisition, disposition, eminent domain, and compliance purposes. Recent solicitations show issuing bodies across all tiers—state agencies, counties, cities, school districts, universities, and special authorities—contracting for appraisals of residential, commercial, multifamily, and undeveloped land, as well as specialized services including appraisal reviews, market analyses, and rental valuations in support of real estate transactions and regulatory compliance. The City of San Antonio's on-call RFQ (due August 28, 2026) seeks residential, commercial, and vacant land appraisals throughout Bexar County; the California Department of Toxic Substances Control's RFP (due August 13, 2026) calls for PRP searches and chain-of-title reporting; the City of Detroit's RFP (due July 31, 2026) requires Computer Assisted Mass Appraisal (CAMA) support services with GIS integration; and the University of Texas at Dallas is establishing a pre-qualified vendor pool for appraisal, brokerage, and advisory services across Dallas County (due August 3, 2026). Additional activity includes the San Gabriel & Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy's appraisal review RFP for 483 acres in Orange County (due July 13, 2026) and Fort Bend County's request for appraisal and title services (due July 14, 2026).

Geographic concentration spans Texas, California, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, and Ohio, with Texas representing the highest density of recent activity. Issuing bodies include municipal housing authorities, county assessors, transportation departments, universities, and special districts. The mix reflects both routine property valuations and specialized compliance work: appraisal reviews tied to federal right-of-way projects, CAMA software administration, and state unclaimed property audits. Notice types run the full range—RFPs, RFQs, RFBs, and ITBs—with contract structures favoring on-call master agreements, rotating vendor lists, and task-order-based engagement. Pre-proposal conferences, mandatory or optional, are standard. Response deadlines cluster in late July through mid-August 2026, with earlier June deadlines now closed. Set-asides appear sparingly; California procurements reference small business preferences and DVBE participation goals, while most other jurisdictions impose no formal restrictions. This code remains active and accessible across issuing body types, with stable demand for compliance-driven and asset-management appraisal work.