NIGP 94616: Appraisal Services (Not Otherwise Classified)

NIGP 94616 Appraisal Services (Not Otherwise Classified), an Item code, encompasses professional valuations of real estate, fine art, and specialty properties conducted for state and local government acquisition, insurance, tax assessment, and compliance purposes. State and local governments use this code to source discrete appraisals—single-property valuations or targeted assessments—and comprehensive revaluation contracts for municipal tax rolls or portfolio insurance replacement. The issuing bodies span city procurement offices, county assessor and acquisition departments, and state transportation authorities, with work ranging from one-off property valuations supporting land acquisition to multi-year real estate revaluation engagements serving entire tax jurisdictions. Appraisers must hold state licensure (typically Certified General Appraiser or equivalent), USPAP compliance, and professional liability insurance; many solicitations require prior government experience and three to five years of demonstrated appraisal practice.

Activity concentrates in the Southeast, with recent opportunities from Florida (Ocala, Walton County, Hillsborough County), Georgia (Fulton County, Forsyth County, Augusta-Richmond County, Georgia Department of Transportation), Texas (City of Hutto), and Connecticut (Town of Berlin). The City of Ocala posted an ITB on September 28, 2026 (due November 12, 2025—note the retroactive close date) for a Fine Arts Appraiser to value 91 artworks in its public collection for insurance purposes, with on-site assessments to conclude by March 2, 2026 and final reports due eight weeks later. Fulton County, Georgia solicited an RFP (due September 30, 2026) for rural land valuation schedule development, offering 5-point local preference and MBE/FBE subcontracting opportunities at 16.83% and 3.41% respectively. The City of Hutto, Texas established a rotation list through RFQ 2026040KM04 (due October 7, 2026) for up to three State Certified General Real Estate Appraiser firms to handle property appraisals for acquisitions and rights-of-way on an as-needed basis. The Town of Berlin, Connecticut posted RFP #2027-04 (due September 8, 2026) for a comprehensive revaluation of approximately 9,029 parcels totaling $2.6 billion in assessed value, requiring Vision Appraisal software and three years of Connecticut municipal revaluation experience. Georgia Department of Transportation issued a multi-award RFP (due July 31, 2026) qualifying firms for appraisal services and right-of-way support across Transportation Investment Act special districts, advancing successful respondents to project-specific quoting rather than immediate work assignment.