NIGP 96114: Commissioning of Facilities Services (Functional and Prefunctional)

NIGP 96114 Commissioning Of Facilities Services (Functional And Prefunctional), an Item code, encompasses building commissioning, testing, adjusting and balancing (TAB), and related systems-verification work that state and local governments procure to ensure new or renovated facilities operate as designed before turnover to users. Recent state and local solicitations show demand for Commissioning Agents and qualified TAB firms across university capital projects, school district facility renovations, municipal parks infrastructure, and utility-customer networks—including design-phase, construction-phase, and occupancy-phase commissioning services; functional performance testing of mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and renewable energy systems; and measurement and verification under recognized protocols such as IPMVP and ASHRAE Guideline 14. Issuing bodies include state universities through university system boards (Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission procuring for the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia), county and municipal governments (Collin County, Texas; City of Madison, Wisconsin; Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County), school districts (Bartow County School System in Georgia; Plymouth-Canton Community Schools in Michigan), and utility commissions (Orlando Utilities Commission). Typical minimum qualifications for Commissioning Agents include five to ten years of experience with building systems; professional engineering licensure or AABC Commissioning Group membership and certification; commercial general liability and professional liability insurance of $1 million per occurrence or higher; and experience on comparable LEED or sustainably certified projects with construction budgets in the $5 million to $100 million range.

Recent activity clusters in Georgia (three university projects through GSFIC: J-442 Translational Research Building at Augusta University with $109 million preliminary cost, J-446 Skiles Critical Infrastructure Renewal at Georgia Tech with $16.3 million preliminary cost, and J-445 Space Science/Robotics Facility at Columbus State University with $16.25 million preliminary cost), Texas (Collin County RFQ 2026-263 for as-needed TAB and Cx services with qualifications due October 29, 2026), Oregon (Oregon Department of Energy Agency RFQ #26-189 for Energy Service Company prequalification with qualifications due November 3, 2026), Florida (City of DeBary irrigation commissioning project IB 03-15 with April 10, 2015 bid deadline; Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County RFEI 27-501 for mass-burn WTE facility DDBOM services with Letters of Interest due November 18, 2026; Orlando Utilities Commission PCN registration for commissioning/retro-commissioning contractors), Wisconsin (City of Madison RFQ 1506102026AH for Odana Golf Clubhouse commissioning authority services on a LEEDv5 project with $5 million construction budget, bids due August 7, 2026), and Michigan (Plymouth-Canton Community Schools RFP for football concession vendor services). Qualifications-based selection predominates; pricing negotiation follows qualification review in most solicitations. Energy performance contracting, sustainable building certification compliance (Georgia Peach, LEED), and multi-phase commissioning (design, construction, occupancy) are standard scope elements.