NIGP 96943: Professional Services W/Receipts (Not 1099)

NIGP 96943 Professional Services W/Receipts (Not 1099) is an Item code under which state and local governments procure professional consulting services where compensation flows through standard W-2 employment arrangements rather than 1099 independent-contractor relationships. The scope covers ongoing or project-based professional work in engineering, planning, compliance, and technical advisory functions that agencies staff internally or extend through retained consultants on a continuing basis. Orange County, Florida's recent RFP for continuing engineering services illustrates the work: the county sought up to five consultant firms to provide comprehensive design, permitting, construction administration, and miscellaneous consulting for water, wastewater, and reclaimed water utility projects with estimated construction costs under $7.5 million, with an initial one-year contract term and two optional one-year renewals. Issuing bodies under this code include county governments and municipal utilities departments; the recent activity reflects local government demand for specialized technical expertise that agencies cannot sustain full-time but require on an as-needed, project-contingent basis.

Geographic activity in the available record is limited to Florida. Orange County's Y26-900 RFP, posted February 18, 2026, with a response deadline of February 17, 2026 (later amended to February 10, 2026), required Florida-licensed Professional Engineers for both the Project Manager and Project Engineer roles, with evaluation criteria weighted toward relevant project experience (25% combined), team skills (15%), approach and scope understanding (30%), and location (10%). The county offered bonus points for hiring dislocated workers and retaining service-disabled veteran subconsultants, with a minimum contract performance fee of $25,000 and compensation structured on hourly rates and out-of-pocket expenses negotiated project-by-project. Professional liability insurance of at least $1 million per occurrence was required.