NIGP 96196: Non-Professional Services (Not Otherwise Classified)

NIGP 96196 Non-Professional Services (Not Otherwise Classified) is an Item code capturing miscellaneous services that fall outside primary professional or trade categories, including temporary labor staffing, specialized consulting, process server support, and facility maintenance work. State and local governments use this code to procure on-call and project-based services spanning skilled trades, administrative support, event labor, environmental assessment, water infrastructure support, and regulatory compliance assistance when the work does not fit neatly into higher-volume service codes. Recent solicitations show a mix of issuing bodies — city procurement offices (Dallas, Houston, Philadelphia, DeBary, Dunwoody, Bridgeport), county departments (Gwinnett, Fairfax, Fulton, Santa Clara), school districts (Fort Bend ISD), state agencies (Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation Services), municipal water districts (West Basin), and university systems (Texas A&M) — pursuing work ranging from temporary event labor to specialized technical assessments and infrastructure repair. Activity spans emergency vehicle repair, stagehand and tech labor for arts programming, skilled trade standby services for facilities, proctoring solutions, professional development consulting, comprehensive needs assessments, process server networks, and water-efficiency compliance support.

Geographic spread spans Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Texas, California, Connecticut, Virginia, and the District of Columbia, with no single state dominating recent postings. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Dallas establishing a five-year ID/IQ for temporary stagehand and tech labor (RFP BYZ2600030828, due August 28, 2026); Gwinnett County Department of Water Resources seeking sealed bids for a pump station grinders replacement project (IFB PE77023NONST2027000000698, due September 23, 2026); the City of Philadelphia requesting multi-sensor sewer inspection services under an LBE-preference vehicle (RFQ B2726760, due June 24, 2026); West Basin Municipal Water District soliciting consultant proposals for water-use efficiency compliance support (RFP RFPDS0150, due October 20, 2026); and Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation Services requesting proposals for a comprehensive statewide needs assessment (RFP 3120003411, due November 20, 2026). Notices reflect a mix of RFP, RFQ, and IFB vehicles with response windows ranging from four days to 90+ days; many offer set-asides or preference points for Small Business Enterprises, Local Business Entities, Minority/Women-owned firms, and Veteran-Owned Business Enterprises where applicable.