NIGP 96942: Professional Services, Phys Plant Only

NIGP 96942 Professional Services, Phys Plant Only, is an Item code under which state and local governments procure continuing engineering services for water, wastewater, and utility infrastructure projects—primarily design, permitting, construction administration, and miscellaneous consulting work on systems with estimated construction costs under a specified threshold. Orange County, Florida's utilities engineering solicitation exemplifies the scope: the county is selecting up to five consulting firms to provide preliminary and final design, permitting, bidding assistance, and construction administration for its Utilities Department through a continuing contract structure with initial one-year terms and optional renewals. Issuing bodies under this code include county utilities and public works departments; the recent opportunity data supports county-level procurement activity in this space.

Orange County, Florida posted the most recent solicitation under this code on February 18, 2026, with a response deadline of February 17, 2026 (later extended to February 17, 2026), through RFP Y26900. The solicitation requires both Project Manager and Project Engineer to hold Florida Professional Engineer licenses, with evaluation weighted toward relevant project experience (25% combined), team skills (15%), approach and scope understanding (30%), and location (10%), plus up to 15 bonus points for hiring dislocated workers or service-disabled veteran subconsultants. Minimum contract performance fees start at $25,000, with compensation determined project-by-project on hourly rates plus expenses. Professional liability insurance of at least $1 million per occurrence and E-Verify registration are mandatory. A non-mandatory pre-proposal conference was held January 15, 2026, via WebEx, and proposals were due electronically through the OpenGov e-Procurement Platform by February 10, 2026.