NIGP 95278: Safe Housing

NIGP 95278 Safe Housing, an Item code, encompasses the design, development, and operation of supportive housing programs and related services for vulnerable populations experiencing or at risk of homelessness, including youth, adults with serious mental illness, individuals with substance use disorders, and persons exiting institutional care. State and local governments procure a mix of direct program operations—interim and transitional housing, emergency shelter, case management, and housing navigation—alongside administrative services such as fiscal sponsorship, relocation assistance, and housing quality inspections that support broader housing stability initiatives.

The recent solicitations reflect activity across state departments, counties, cities, and special-purpose housing authorities. The City of Dallas issued two NOFAs within six months (February 2026 and July 2026) for youth homeless services administrators, signaling sustained or expanded funding. The Housing Authority of Prince George's County, Maryland appears frequently with multiple RFPs covering maintenance, electrical and plumbing services, HQS inspections, and janitorial work across its public housing portfolio. Counties in California—Solano, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Ventura—solicited interim housing, transitional living, and recovery housing operators. Other active issuers include Orange County, Florida (design services for supportive housing), Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (master leasing for persons with opioid use disorder), Pinellas County, Florida (emergency financial assistance administration), Hillsborough County, Florida (CDBG public facilities and services), Clackamas County, Oregon (eviction prevention hotline), Albuquerque (street outreach fiscal administration), Houston (housing navigation center operations), Tucson (relocation consultants), Washington State Department of Children, Youth & Families (adolescent transitional living), and Bernalillo County (development partnership). Geographic activity concentrates in California, Texas, Florida, Maryland, and Washington, with scattered activity in Pennsylvania, Oregon, Arizona, and New Mexico. Representative solicitations include the City of Dallas NOFA for Youth Homeless and Housing Services (due July 31, 2026, $211,013 award), Solano County's Behavioral Health Interim Housing Placement RFP (due July 8, 2026, $1.2 million Year 1), County of San Mateo's Youth Interim Housing Program RFP (due October 22, 2025, six-bedroom single-family home operation), City of Tucson's Relocation Consultants RFP (due April 30, 2026, HUD-compliant Section 3 labor requirements, one-year term with four optional extensions), and Orange County, Florida's Goldenrod Village Design Services RFP (due August 4, 2026, $1.9 million design cost, $21.5 million construction budget).