NIGP 96101: Archeological Services (Other Than Consulting)

NIGP 96101 Archeological Services (Other Than Consulting), an Item code, encompasses professional archaeological assessment, data recovery, testing, site evaluation, mitigation work, and cultural resource documentation services that state and local governments procure to satisfy federal compliance requirements, land transaction obligations, and historic preservation initiatives. Recent solicitations show state and local agencies commissioning Phase I and Phase II environmental site assessments, artifact curation and laboratory analysis, NAGPRA compliance support, National Register of Historic Places documentation, and site-specific mitigation plans tied to infrastructure projects, brownfield remediation, water system modernization, and public lands transactions. Issuing bodies include municipal procurement offices (City of Tucson, City of Savannah, City of St. Cloud), special-purpose districts (Washington County Water Conservancy District), regional planning commissions (Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission), and county transportation authorities (Broward County Transportation Department), typically procuring on a qualification-based or as-needed contract basis. Geographic activity clusters in Florida, Georgia, Arizona, and Utah, with recent solicitations reflecting archaeological mitigation tied to federal land transactions, municipal infrastructure renewal, and brownfields redevelopment.

The Washington County Water Conservancy District issued a Request for Proposals for cultural resource mitigation services across 17 prehistoric archaeological sites in Utah, with a proposal deadline of April 3, 2026, requiring Secretary of the Interior-qualified vendors holding state and federal archaeology permits and experience in Virgin Branch Ancestral Puebloan and Southern Paiute archaeology; the City of Tucson's standing RFP 230036 for cultural resources and archaeological services (proposal deadline October 18, 2022) budgets $300,000 to $3,000,000 annually on an as-needed basis for Phase I and Phase II assessments, data recovery, and historic building inventories; and the City of Savannah solicited archaeological services (Event No. 11964) with a proposal deadline of April 7, 2026. The City of Tucson's On Call Assessment, Remediation and Regulatory Consultant Services for Brownfields Program (RFP 230096) integrates Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessments with cultural resource compliance, with proposals due May 5, 2023, and federal funding through EPA Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund and HUD programs introducing Section 3 Program labor requirements (25 percent of labor hours by Section 3 Workers, 5 percent by Targeted Section 3 Workers) and DBE participation mandates.