NIGP 97239: Participant Costs, Travel

NIGP 97239 Participant Costs, Travel, an Item code, encompasses the procurement of travel management and event participation services by state and local governments. The work being solicited under this code involves project management, travel coordination, and participation in regional and international travel trade shows, industry conferences, and promotional events on behalf of convention and visitors bureaus and tourism marketing organizations. State and local governments use this code to procure specialized personnel who coordinate vendor participation, manage travel logistics, handle event registration and attendance, maintain industry databases and contacts, deliver market research and trend analysis, and execute post-event reporting and performance audits tied to tourism development and destination marketing objectives.

Broward County's Board of County Commissioners, through its Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention and Visitors Bureau, is the primary issuing body visible in recent activity under this code. Between May and August 2026, the County posted four separate RFPs for Project Specialists focused on distinct geographic and linguistic market segments—Continental Europe Travel Trade (GEN2132545Q1, due September 9, 2026), United Kingdom and Ireland Travel Trade (GEN2132544Q1, due September 9, 2026), and Spanish Speaking Travel Trade (GEN2132881Q1, due September 11, 2026 with Addendum No. 2, and an earlier informal RFP posting in May 2026). Each contract is valued at $99,900 all-inclusive, open-ended, with no guaranteed minimum work volume and no set-aside restrictions, and requires the vendor to perform 100 percent of work without subcontracting. Activity is concentrated in Florida, specifically Broward County's tourism development activity.