NIGP 96144: Industrial Development and Planning Services

NIGP 96144 Industrial Development and Planning Services (Item) encompasses strategic planning, urban design, economic development coordination, and regulatory modernization work that state and local governments procure to guide growth, attract investment, and align development with comprehensive plans. Recent solicitations show cities and counties contracting for Unified Development Code preparation, downtown master plan updates, transportation program management, retail and restaurant recruitment, water resource master planning, and pre-development services for mission-critical facilities. The issuing bodies span municipalities of varying size—Dallas, Mableton, Fayetteville, Flowery Branch, Sarasota, and Stockbridge in Georgia and Florida; Bridgeport in Connecticut; Jacksonville's transit authority; Pasco County, Florida; and the Great Lakes Water Authority spanning Southeast Michigan. Georgia cities dominate recent activity with multiple on-call planning solicitations from Stockbridge alone, alongside single larger procurements in Florida, Connecticut, and Michigan.

Representative recent opportunities include the City of Dallas requesting Qualification Statements for pre-development and development services supporting a 911 Emergency Communications Center and Emergency Operations Center adaptive reuse, with statements due August 7, 2026; the City of Mableton, Georgia issuing RFP 27-01 for Transportation Program Management on an on-call task-order basis, proposals due September 8, 2026; the City of Fayetteville, Georgia soliciting an RFQ for Retail and Restaurant Recruitment services supporting downtown revitalization, due July 23, 2026; and the Great Lakes Water Authority seeking professional services for a 2026 Water Master Plan serving 128 communities across Southeast Michigan, proposals due March 27, 2026. Geographic spread centers on Georgia and Florida, with secondary activity in Connecticut and Michigan. Most procurements are structured as on-call, task-order-based contracts with no guaranteed minimum work, evaluation weighted heavily toward experience and technical approach rather than cost, and compensation determined through negotiated task orders or blended hourly rates. Neither set-asides nor local-vendor preferences appear in the materials; however, GLWA's solicitation mandates Business Inclusion and Diversity participation with potential scoring bonuses for Michigan presence or disadvantaged-area economic participation.