NIGP 95060: Subawards, Federal, Other First $25,000

NIGP 95060 Subawards, Federal, Other First $25,000 is an Item code capturing state and local government pass-through of federal grant funds to subrecipients for projects under $25,000. State and local agencies post subaward solicitations to solicit applications from eligible organizations—nonprofits, research institutions, consultants, and sometimes for-profit firms—to execute specific federally funded work. The actual scope of work varies widely by the underlying federal grant program; recent opportunities show environmental research, field studies, and community-based projects as representative work streams. Issuing bodies are typically state departments acting as pass-through entities for federal grants, often in partnership with federal agencies themselves (USGS, DOI, DOD, HHS) that set the substantive work requirements. Since pass-through structures are standardized across state grant administration, repeat buyers track to which state agencies hold the most federal grant portfolios—in environmental, wildlife, health, and infrastructure domains—rather than to a narrow set of high-volume purchasers.

The Nevada Department of Wildlife posted a subaward solicitation (72DOWS3782) on March 18, 2026, with a response deadline of March 25, 2026, for field data collection supporting a Greater Sage-Grouse Noise Study in the Fallon Range and Training Complex region. The work includes acoustic data collection, video monitoring, lek counts, radio-marked tracking, and fecal sample analysis across multiple Nevada counties, with field work scheduled February through June annually. The solicitation required active UEI registration and current SAM.gov standing, interim and final performance reports aligned to federal grant reporting standards, and submission of an Indirect Cost Negotiation Agreement if applicable. No specific award value or budget ceiling appears in the available documentation, nor are set-asides or vendor-type restrictions noted. This solicitation exemplifies the administrative and compliance-heavy nature of federal subawards—eligibility hinges on SAM registration and audit-readiness, and deliverables are tied to federal grant management timelines rather than state procurement cycles.