NIGP 96944: Professional Services, Subcontr/Contr>$25,000

NIGP 96944 Professional Services, Subcontr/Contr >$25,000 is an Item code under which state and local governments procure specialized professional services contracts valued above $25,000—work that typically requires subject-matter expertise, licensing, or prior experience in a defined discipline. Recent solicitations show issuing bodies engaging firms for engineering project management and inspection staffing, permit-writing and environmental compliance assistance, data center technical advisory services, construction management at risk, professional development and consulting, and temporary staffing across administrative and operational functions. The code captures one-off and on-call augmentation of internal capacity as well as standalone advisory engagements, with contract structures ranging from fixed lump-sum and cost-plus arrangements to task-order-driven master service agreements with no guaranteed volume commitments.

Recent activity spans Florida (Hillsborough County and City of Ocala), Georgia (Bulloch County Board of Education, Henry County, Valdosta City Schools, Troup County), Kentucky (City of Owensboro, Louisville Parks and Recreation), Oregon (City of Seaside), Michigan (Great Lakes Water Authority), Nevada (state agencies), Texas (Fort Bend Independent School District), and the District of Columbia. The Great Lakes Water Authority issued RFP 70CNRS3862 for engineering project management and inspection staff augmentation with proposals due August 10, 2026; the City of Seaside solicited a qualified pool of consulting firms across 14 service categories under RFQ 26-018 with responses due September 10, 2026; and Henry County, Georgia issued RFP 26-23 for on-call data center technical advisory services with a February 3, 2026 deadline and an anticipated contract value of $1,300,000 over two years with optional extensions. The State of Nevada Purchasing Division solicited permit-writing and programmatic support services (RFP 70CNR-S3862) due June 11, 2026, valued at $1,300,000 over two years. These engagements typically impose insurance requirements ($1 million to $5 million liability coverage), compliance documentation (tax forms, debarment certifications, conflict-of-interest questionnaires), and demonstrated experience through references or prior project portfolios; several incumbents are identified in construction management and capital-project contexts, though most advisory and staffing pools are open-competition solicitations.