NIGP 96132: Environmental Impact Studies

NIGP 96132 Environmental Impact Studies, an Item code, encompasses professional environmental assessment, planning, and remediation services that state and local governments procure to evaluate and address site conditions, regulatory compliance, and adaptation to environmental hazards. Recent solicitations show municipalities and counties buying sea level rise vulnerability assessments and adaptation planning; stormwater and lakes management engineering; brownfield remediation and Phase I/II Environmental Site Assessments; and specialized environmental consulting tied to state and federal grant compliance. The mix of issuing bodies includes city planning departments, county sustainability offices, fire and rescue districts, and consolidated city-county governments, with repeat activity from Florida municipalities (DeBary, Casselberry, Fort Myers) and California counties (Santa Clara, San Mateo, Orange). Work types range from design and engineering services to remediation fieldwork and compliance documentation.

Geographic concentration appears in California and Florida, with scattered activity in Georgia, Colorado, Texas, and Michigan. Representative recent opportunities include Santa Clara County's RFP (due November 6, 2026) for a subregional shoreline adaptation plan addressing sea level rise across multiple jurisdictions and participating cities—a planning-intensive engagement requiring vulnerability assessment updates, community engagement, and nature-based solution prioritization under BCDC Regional Shoreline Adaptation Plan guidelines. The City of Casselberry, Florida issued an SOQ (due February 5, 2019, with four firms shortlisted on March 19, 2019) for stormwater and lakes management consulting under Florida's Consultants' Competitive Negotiation Act, covering hydraulic modeling, retention system design, lake restoration, and permitting across a five-year continuing contract. The Consolidated Government of Columbus, Georgia solicited (due August 21, 2026) environmental consulting services to implement a U.S. EPA Multipurpose Brownfield Grant, requiring Phase I/II assessments, cleanup alternatives analysis, remedial design, and Davis-Bacon wage compliance across a three-year term with $1 million total EPA grant budget. Evaluation criteria across these opportunities emphasize technical qualifications, regulatory compliance experience, community engagement capability, and cost, with professional licensure (Florida PE credentials, EPA Qualified Environmental Professional status) and insurance requirements (professional liability and environmental impairment coverage) as standard qualifications thresholds.