NIGP 96207: Arts Services (Cultural, Design, Visual, etc.)

NIGP 96207 Arts Services (Cultural, Design, Visual, Etc.), an Item code, encompasses restoration and conservation of historic monuments, community enrichment programming, graphic design and brand development, interactive museum and educational display fabrication, and public art commissions for civic facilities. State and local governments solicit this work primarily through city parks and recreation departments, school districts, county commissioners, and municipal offices of communications and marketing. Work ranges from specialized stone conservation requiring five years' minimum experience and compliance with American Institute for Conservation standards to broad-based design services covering logo development, web graphics, and programmatic digital campaigns, as well as fabricated interactive exhibits with embedded cybersecurity and NIST compliance requirements.

Recent solicitations span Michigan, Arizona, Georgia, and Oregon. The City of Jackson, Michigan posted an RFP on July 17, 2026 (due August 20, 2026) for stone conservationist services to restore the Withington Park Civil War Monument, requiring professional liability insurance of $1 million per claim and American Institute for the Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works accreditation or affiliation. Dysart Unified School District in Arizona issued an RFP on July 15, 2026 (due July 30, 2026) for community enrichment programs across career and technical education, Advanced Placement, and International Baccalaureate pathways. The City of Lawrenceville, Georgia released a Request for Qualifications on July 7, 2026 (due August 6, 2026) for a full-service design partner and on-call graphic design firms under a one-year contract with four renewal options, with compensation via monthly retainers (20-40 hours per month) plus project-based assignments. Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida solicited proposals on July 2, 2026 (due August 6, 2026) for design, fabrication, delivery, and installation of interactive displays for the Veterans Memorial Park Education and Cultural Center, with an estimated project value of $800,000 and mandatory cybersecurity compliance including NIST AI Risk Management Framework alignment. The City of Salem, Oregon posted an RFP on February 24, 2026 (due March 24, 2026) for public art commissions for the Salem Civic Center Improvement Project with a $130,000 total budget allocated across all selected artists.