NIGP 96213: Hospitality Services (incl. Wine and Cheese Events)

NIGP 96213 Hospitality Services (Incl. Wine And Cheese Events), an Item code, encompasses event management, ticketing operations, and venue coordination services that state and local governments procure to operate public facilities and manage community gatherings. Recent solicitations show jurisdictions buying live-event ticketing software platforms, event manager services for waterfront venues, and related logistics and coordination work. Issuing bodies include municipal departments (the City of New Haven's Department of Arts, Culture and Tourism), community colleges (Mt. San Antonio College in Los Angeles County), and municipal parks departments (the City of DeBary, Florida). The scope extends beyond traditional hospitality to include digital ticketing infrastructure, facility operations management, vendor coordination, and on-site event supervision for venues ranging from parks to performing arts centers to waterfront event spaces.

Recent activity appears concentrated in the West and Northeast. Mt. San Antonio College in California is procuring a Live Event Ticketing Software Platform through an RFP posted August 18, 2026, with proposals due March 3, 2026, to manage approximately 50,000 paid tickets annually valued at $475,000 plus 11,000 free tickets for commencement ceremonies; evaluation criteria weight scope of work (25%), vendor experience (15%), total cost of ownership (20%), methodology (20%), timeline (10%), and understanding of campus needs (10%). The City of New Haven issued back-to-back Statements of Qualifications for an Event Manager for The Boathouse at Canal Dock—first posted May 4, 2026 with responses due May 18, 2026, then reissued July 21, 2026 with responses due the same date—seeking an independent contractor for comprehensive event administration at a $70,000 maximum annual budget under ARPA funding with a contract start of August 1, 2026. No set-asides were identified across these opportunities.