NIGP 98831: Golf Course Management and Operation

NIGP 98831 Golf Course Management and Operation is an Item code that describes ongoing operational and management services for municipal and public golf facilities, including pro shop and food and beverage operations, grounds maintenance, personnel administration, revenue management, and in some cases broader amenity oversight at destination-scale recreational properties. State and local governments are currently soliciting these services from counties, cities, special-purpose authorities, and state departments of natural resources managing 18-hole championship courses, 9-hole executive facilities, driving ranges, and clubhouse complexes. Issuing bodies range from small municipalities like the City of New Smyrna Beach, Florida, to large counties like Sacramento County, California, and special authorities like the Stone Mountain Memorial Association in Georgia. Several jurisdictions are simultaneously seeking golf course consultants to evaluate operational strategies and recommend improvements before or in parallel with management procurements, indicating active portfolio review across the sector.

Recent activity spans multiple states and contract structures. Sacramento County, California, issued RFQ 2026GEN0058 for professional golf course management at Mather Golf Course with a July 3, 2026 response deadline, seeking a contractor to assume full operational responsibility for starter services, pro shop, cart rentals, food and beverage including alcohol, grounds maintenance, and daily revenue accounting. Clackamas County, Oregon, posted SC0101000015991 for Stone Creek Golf Club management on February 10, 2026, with March 11, 2026 proposals due, specifying a ten-year initial term and requiring qualified proposers to demonstrate five years in business with comprehensive financial documentation. The City of Albuquerque issued RFP-2025-737-PRK-MP for Ladera Municipal Golf Course clubhouse concessions with a February 21, 2026 deadline, requiring PGA Class 'A' Professional staffing and offering five-year term with one five-year renewal option; historical FY2025 data showed pro-shop revenue of $1,051,484 and food and beverage revenue of $768,472. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources solicited bids (26-422DNR-LNDMG) for Eagle Creek Golf Course management with a three-year term from April 6, 2026, through December 31, 2028, featuring a deflating price requirement and a mandatory pre-submission conference on February 18, 2026. The City of New Smyrna Beach, Florida, has conducted two separate consultant RFPs (1026LS and 1726LS rebid) for golf course operations evaluation, with the rebid (1726LS) due June 5, 2026, seeking three-month consulting engagements to assess operations, financials, marketing, and stakeholder feedback and deliver improvement recommendations by October 31, 2026.