NIGP 96208: Athletic Training

NIGP 96208 Athletic Training, an Item code, covers injury prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and fitness conditioning services that state and local governments procure for employee wellness, public safety personnel readiness, and recreational programming. Recent solicitations show counties and cities buying athletic training support to reduce workplace injury risk among fire and police departments, as well as contracting for instruction-based athletic and water sports programming at parks and recreation facilities. The scope spans comprehensive clinical services—on-site injury evaluation, rehabilitation program development, return-to-duty protocols—alongside prevention education, fitness assessments, and conditioning programs, all delivered by credentialed professionals under physician supervision. Issuing bodies include county parks and recreation divisions (concession-based service models) and city public safety departments (employee health and wellness contracts), with evaluation criteria typically weighting method of approach, price, and vendor qualifications and experience.

Recent opportunities cluster in Florida and Arizona. Collier County Board of County Commissioners posted an Invitation to Negotiate on August 12, 2026 (due August 31, 2026) for watersports instruction at Sugden Regional Park in Naples, Florida—a three-year concession agreement covering water skiing, wake surfing, sailing, adaptive recreation, and optional paddle board and fishing instruction, with local vendor preference worth 10 evaluation points and a 100-point scoring rubric favoring business plan, commission structure, and team expertise. The City of Tucson issued a Request for Proposal on May 13, 2026 (due June 9, 2026) for athletic training services supporting the Fire and Police Departments on an as-needed basis, requiring NATA BOC and NSCA TSAC-F certifications plus Arizona licensure and three years of experience, with one-year initial term and four optional one-year renewals. Both solicitations mandate comprehensive insurance ($2 million general liability), physician supervision or medical director oversight, and compliance with federal employment and wage requirements where applicable.