NIGP 96889: Traffic Studies and Analysis Services

NIGP 96889 Traffic Studies and Analysis Services is an Item code that encompasses traffic data collection, processing, and analysis work—including turning movement counts, speed studies, microsimulation modeling, travel demand forecasting, signal optimization studies, and safety audits—that state and local governments solicit to support transportation planning, congestion management, and infrastructure design decisions. State and local issuing bodies posting under this code span cities (Charlotte, Dallas, Fort Myers, Brownsville, Madison, Savannah), counties (Pasco, Seminole, Collier, Henry, Spalding, Montgomery, Chatham, Orange), metropolitan planning organizations (CORE MPO, Indian River MPO, Orange County Transportation Authority), and regional councils (Atlanta Regional Commission), with some bodies posting multiple related solicitations over the recent period. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Charlotte's RFQ for traffic data collection and processing services on an as-needed task-order basis (due October 26, 2026), the Orange County Transportation Authority's RFP for traffic data collection supporting the 2027 Congestion Management Program update including 101 intersection turning movement counts and comparative Big Data analysis (RFP 250415, due September 3, 2026, estimated cost $220,000), Pasco County's IFB for traffic signal installation at the Eiland Boulevard and Silverado Ranch Boulevard intersection (due October 27, 2026), and Seminole County's IFB for as-needed traffic data collection services including approximately 500 annual count locations with a three-year term and two one-year renewal options (due May 27, 2026).

Geographic activity clusters in Florida (Pasco, Seminole, Collier, Orange, Palm Beach counties; Charlotte area) and Georgia (Henry, Spalding, Chatham, DeKalb counties; GDOT statewide procurement), with secondary activity in Texas (Brownsville, Harris County), North Carolina (Charlotte), California (Riverside County), and Washington State. The code sees significant activity from departments of transportation and metropolitan planning organizations seeking travel demand modeling, microsimulation, and signal operations support—the Georgia Department of Transportation issued concurrent RFQs for statewide planning technical support (RFQ 484-071326) and three-region traffic signal operations program management (RFQ 484-070926), both with qualifications due July 2026 and maximum contract values of $10 million and $30 million respectively. Safety-focused planning work also appears regularly under Safe Streets and Roads for All program funding (Spalding County, Bryan County, Palm Beach County), with studies budgeted between $300,000 and $475,000. Cooperative purchasing vehicles and as-needed task-order structures dominate the procurement approach; fixed-price data collection IFBs and professional services RFPs or RFQs represent the primary contracting mechanisms.