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

NIGP 96196 Non-Professional Services (Not Otherwise Classified), an Item code, encompasses a wide range of miscellaneous services that state and local governments contract for when no narrower commodity or service code applies. Recent solicitations under this code reflect highly varied work: process server services for child welfare and court-ordered legal document delivery, temporary industrial labor placement, revenue review and audit services for healthcare systems, mobile welding trailer operations and workforce training, multi-sensor sewer inspection and CCTV mapping, delinquent tax sales preparation and title examination, park naming rights and sponsorship identification, crisis prevention and de-escalation training, and event planning and coordination. The issuing-body mix includes county purchasing offices (Fairfax County, Virginia; Fulton County, Georgia; Santa Clara County, California; Pasco County, Florida; Cherokee County region through Atlanta Regional Commission), city procurement bureaus (Philadelphia; Albany, Georgia; New Smyrna Beach, Florida; DeBary, Florida; Bridgeport, Connecticut), transit and workforce development authorities (Atlanta Regional Commission), and special-purpose districts (Texas A&M University). The District of Columbia appears repeatedly with CBE and SBE set-aside–restricted procurements for event planning, community programming, and logistical coordination, though many DC postings lack sufficient detail to characterize scope.

Geographic spread spans the Southeast (Georgia, Florida, Virginia), Northeast (Connecticut), Southwest (Texas), and Mid-Atlantic (Pennsylvania) regions, with notable clustering in Florida (Pasco, DeBary, New Smyrna Beach) and Georgia (Atlanta Regional Commission, Fulton County, Albany). Representative recent opportunities include Fairfax County's RFP 2000004361 for process servers (due June 19, 2026) requiring service across Virginia and multistate territories with court-mandated response timeframes; the City of Bridgeport's RFP HDX002279 for non-congregate shelter development (proposals due September 30, 2026, with $2.25 million in HOME-ARP funding available); Fulton County's RFP 26RFP1600540B-PS for delinquent tax sales preparation services (due June 11, 2026, with MBE/FBE subcontracting targets); Pasco County's RSQ-TPR-26-039 for comprehensive park design services on an 85.86-acre facility (due April 14, 2026, with a $38.5 million total project budget); and the City of Philadelphia's RFQ B2726760 for multi-sensor sewer inspection (due June 24, 2026, with LBE preference) requiring NASSCO PACP certification and specialized equipment compliance. Code 96196 activity reflects administrative, professional, and skilled labor services that fall outside traditional commodity classifications, with moderate response windows typical of local procurement cycles and varied set-aside participation.