NIGP 96109: Building Permit Services

NIGP 96109 Building Permit Services, an Item code, covers planning, zoning, permitting, inspections, and plan review work that state and local governments use to administer building code compliance and development approvals. Recent solicitations show state and local bodies procuring third-party inspectors, plan examiners, and administrative support across building, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire disciplines; consultant-led planning and zoning coordination including permit expediting and certificate-of-occupancy services; comprehensive plan review services for architectural and engineering compliance; and specialized inspections for multifamily and fire-code applications. Issuing bodies include independent school districts (Dallas ISD), counties (Jefferson County, Texas; Collier County, Florida), cities (Tampa, Santa Monica, Plant City, Albany, Frisco), state departments (Florida Department of Management Services), and housing authorities (Harrisburg Housing Authority). Dallas ISD and the Florida Department of Management Services appear as repeat or large-scale buyers, with the state procurement establishing a multi-region, multi-category statewide term contract and the school district seeking district-wide permitting and zoning support on an as-needed basis.

Recent opportunities span the Southeast and Southwest, with active solicitations in Florida (three separate procurements: Tampa RFQ, Collier County independent fire permit review, and the Florida Department of Management Services statewide ITB), Texas (Dallas ISD RFP for planning and zoning services due August 13, 2026; Jefferson County RFP for building inspection and plan review due June 26, 2026; Frisco CMAR procurement for environmental facility development), Colorado (Town of Parker RFI for community development technology integration, responses due June 19, 2026), California (Santa Monica plan review RFP due August 4, 2025), Georgia (City of Albany multifamily inspection RFP due March 31, 2026), and Pennsylvania (Harrisburg Housing Authority development and revitalization consulting RFP due February 27, 2026). The Florida Department of Management Services ITB No. 26-81141805-ITB, with bid responses due May 26, 2026 and anticipated contract start of July 1, 2026, seeks building code inspectors, plans examiners, and code administrators across eleven geographic regions; Addendum No. 2 containing Q&A has been posted, and historical annual spending averages approximately $6.7 million. Dallas ISD's RFP 250339 structures compensation as lump-sum fees by service category with milestone-based payments and carries an aspirational 30 percent SBE participation goal with up to 20 evaluation points for SBE capacity, references, certified participation, and subcontractor utilization.