NIGP 97233: Participant Costs, Fees

NIGP 97233 Participant Costs, Fees is an Item code covering reimbursement and participant support expenses that state and local governments charge to users or pass through to external parties. Based on recent posting activity, this code captures fees associated with software implementation, user training, licensing support, and administrative cost allocations tied to capital and operational programs. The Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) represents the issuing-body type most active under this code — transit authorities and public agencies managing major infrastructure programs that require cost allocation across multiple stakeholder groups and project participants.

The JTA's February 2026 RFP for Project Management Information System (PMIS) Software (No. P-24-033, due November 12, 2024) exemplifies the scope: the authority sought a comprehensive software solution with implementation and support services to serve approximately 75 users and over 300 active projects across planning, design, construction, maintenance, and business functions. The procurement mandated NIST Cybersecurity Framework compliance and established a 27% Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) participation goal. Recent activity under this code concentrates in Florida, particularly among regional transit and public infrastructure agencies. The narrow recent-opportunities block limits geographic characterization; however, transit authorities and capital-program management offices across the Southeast and mid-Atlantic states historically drive procurement under participant-cost and fee codes tied to software licensing and implementation support.