NIGP 98975: Soil Sampling and Preparation Services

NIGP Item 98975 Soil Sampling and Preparation Services covers field collection, laboratory analysis, and interpretive reporting of subsurface and environmental soil samples to support design, remediation, compliance, and land-use assessment. State and local governments procuring under this Item engage geotechnical and environmental firms to conduct subsurface exploration (boring, core sampling, cone penetrometer soundings, resistivity surveys), collect and classify soil samples in the field and laboratory, perform specialized testing (Atterberg limits, consolidation, chemical analysis for corrosion and contamination), and deliver technical reports meeting building codes and environmental standards. Issuing bodies span state agencies (Illinois Department of Corrections, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Texas State University System), county governments (Kane County Forest Preserve District, Pasco County), municipalities (Ocala, Orlando, Bradenton, Dalton Utilities in Georgia), and special districts. Recent work includes foundation design for industrial facilities, water treatment plant renovations, stadium improvements, agricultural land assessment, and remediation planning. State departments and universities post work under cooperative IDIQ and standing-services models; county and city procurement offices typically use RFQ for material testing libraries or task-order frameworks, with individual projects advancing through ITB or RFP once scope is defined.

Geographic activity clusters in Florida (Orlando, Bradenton, and other municipal and county systems posting repeatedly for construction-phase material testing and environmental services), Texas (TCEQ statewide laboratory analysis, Texas State University System multi-campus IDIQ), Georgia (Dalton Utilities geotechnical investigation for generation facility), and Illinois (Kane County soil health analysis and state correctional facility boiler work). Recent representative opportunities include the Texas State University System's $500,000-ceiling IDIQ for geotechnical, construction material testing, and environmental assessment services statewide with VetHUB subcontracting plan requirements (due July 21, 2026); the Dalton Utilities RFP for geotechnical investigation supporting a gas-fired generation plant in Whitfield County, Georgia, encompassing 24 borings, laboratory testing, and seismic hazard analysis compliant with 2024 International Building Code standards (due June 30, 2026); and the Forest Preserve District of Kane County's three-year soil health analysis contract on approximately 5,100 acres of farmland using the Haney method (due April 10, 2026). The TCEQ's $1.12-million five-year laboratory analysis contract for wastewater, drinking water, and hazardous waste testing statewide (due March 23, 2026) drew multiple regional awards and required VetHUB and DBE compliance.