NIGP 95895: Utility Management Services

NIGP 95895 Utility Management Services, an Item code, encompasses property management, utility infrastructure planning, and utility bill processing services that state and local governments buy to operate and maintain their utility assets, administrative systems, and customer-facing utility operations. Recent solicitations show state and local agencies procuring professional property management for development-area real estate portfolios, engineering and planning services for water treatment facilities and utility master plans, vegetation management and right-of-way maintenance for electric utilities, stormwater utility data management and assessment roll production, utility bill printing and mailing, and invoice processing for accounts payable. The issuing bodies include city and county governments, special-purpose authorities focused on utility and infrastructure management, electric cooperatives, and airports; the Martin Luther King Corridor Improvement Authority in Jackson, Michigan appears twice in recent activity with back-to-back property management solicitations. Geographic activity spans Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, and Texas, with Florida and Georgia showing particular concentration of recent opportunities.

Representative recent solicitations include the Martin Luther King CIA's RFP for property management services covering approximately 13 properties totaling 65,000 square feet with proposals due November 2, 2026 (solicitation 2026DEI049); the City of Tucson's Construction Manager at Risk procurement for the Northwest Well Treatment Facility, a water infrastructure project with estimated construction cost of $33 million and proposals due September 11, 2025 (RFQ 260101); Glades Electric Cooperative's call for lump-sum bids on four vegetation management jobs totaling approximately 3.76 million linear feet of right-of-way trimming, with proposals due April 23, 2026 (RFP 202602); and the City of Tampa's solicitation for stormwater utility data management and assessment roll production with proposals due July 16, 2026 (RFP 26P00283). The code also captures smaller-scope activity: Fulton County, Georgia's RFP for utility bill printing and mailing services for approximately 80,000 account holders (proposals due July 28, 2026, RFP 26RFP1617363C-MH), and the City of Cooper City, Florida's RFP for comprehensive fee studies across water, wastewater, community development, parks and recreation, and fire rescue services (proposals due August 28, 2026, RFP RFP20263).