NIGP 96163: Relocation Services for Personnel

NIGP 96163 Relocation Services For Personnel is an Item code encompassing professional relocation management for residents, businesses, and employees displaced by public housing repositioning, community development projects, or organizational moves. State and local governments procure this work as multi-faceted advisory and administrative services—eligibility determinations, notice preparation, housing referrals, benefits processing, compliance documentation, and counseling—often bundled with destination planning, temporary housing coordination, and spousal career assistance. Issuing bodies span municipal housing and community development departments, county government operations, and city human resources bureaus; the City of Tucson and City of Portland have both solicited relocation services in 2026, with Tucson seeking vendor lists for HUD-assisted public housing relocation and Portland seeking on-call employee relocation for executive candidates. Work is driven primarily by federal compliance requirements—49 CFR Part 24 (Uniform Relocation Act), HUD Section 3 labor participation thresholds, and Davis-Bacon prevailing wage determinations—making HUD-funded displacement projects and public housing repositioning the dominant procurement drivers.

Recent activity concentrates in Arizona and Oregon, with solicitation timelines spanning spring 2026. The City of Tucson Housing & Community Development Department issued RFP 260195 on July 16, 2026 (proposals due April 30, 2026) for relocation consultants and services to support public housing conversions and acquisitions, with evaluation centered on HUD-assisted project experience and pricing for tiered project scenarios; key personnel must hold minimum seven years of professional relocation experience and direct RAD or Section 18 involvement. The City of Portland Bureau of Human Resources issued RFP 00002730 on April 8, 2026 (proposals due May 7, 2026) for executive employee relocation services on an as-needed, task-order basis with a not-to-exceed value of $500,000 over five years; the City cancelled the original solicitation after receiving no proposals and plans to reissue it. Contractors must maintain $1 million to $2 million commercial general liability, professional liability coverage where applicable, and comply with Section 3 labor participation and local living wage requirements when federal funds are involved.