NIGP 96355: Permits (Not Otherwise Classified)

NIGP 96355 Permits (Not Otherwise Classified), an Item code, encompasses professional consulting services, engineering and inspection work, and permitting operations that state and local governments contract out to manage design, construction oversight, code compliance review, and administrative permit functions. Recent solicitations show jurisdictions engaging consultants for building plan review and inspection services, architectural and engineering design for public infrastructure, water and wastewater facility reliability improvements, curbside management operations, and permit-issuance administration. The issuing-body mix spans state departments (Florida Department of Management Services, Oregon Department of Transportation, Maryland Environmental Service, California Department of Housing and Community Development), county governments (Seminole County Florida, Dade County Georgia, Jefferson County Texas, Pinellas Suncoast Fire & Rescue District Florida), municipalities (City of Long Beach, City of Cooper City, City of West Jordan, City of Atlanta, City of Union City), and independent special districts. Building code inspection and plan review services appear frequently, with the Florida Department of Management Services establishing a statewide term contract across eleven geographic regions and the City of West Jordan, City of Union City, and Jefferson County Texas all procuring similar services on a project-specific or as-needed basis.

Geographic activity centers on Florida (Pinellas Suncoast Fire & Rescue District RFQ for architectural and engineering services, Seminole County MSA for water reclamation facility improvements, Cooper City RFP for multi-department fee studies, Florida DMS statewide ITB for building code inspection covering multiple regions) and Georgia (City of Atlanta on-street parking and curb management, Dade County architectural and engineering services RFQ, City of Union City plan review and inspection), with additional solicitations in California (HCD plan reviews across five CDPs), Oregon (ODOT variance permit issuing agent), Utah (City of West Jordan building plan review and inspection), Texas (Jefferson County building inspection), and Maryland (Janes Island State Park water main upgrade). Representative recent opportunities include the Florida Department of Management Services ITB 26-81141805 for Building Code Inspection Services across eleven regions with a Notice of Intent to Award on June 9, 2026 and anticipated July 1, 2026 start date; the Pinellas Suncoast Fire & Rescue District RFQ 26001 for Continuing Professional Consulting Services covering architectural design, construction engineering, landscape architecture, surveying, and environmental services with Board approval of rankings December 16, 2025; the Oregon Department of Transportation RFP S7300000015267 for Variance Permit Issuing Agent due August 1, 2026; and the City of West Jordan RFP WJCD26060801 for Building Plan Review and Inspection Services due July 14, 2026 with a five-year contract term commencing September 25, 2026.