NIGP 99052: Investigative Services

NIGP 99052 Investigative Services (Item) encompasses contracted administrative investigations, field investigations of liability claims, criminal background checks, and specialized forensic investigative services procured by state and local law enforcement, municipal government, and public higher-education institutions. State and local governments under this code solicit ongoing investigation of personnel matters, workplace conduct, liability claims, and pre-employment screening; they also purchase one-time specialized equipment and services such as ballistic analysis systems. The mix of issuing bodies includes county sheriff's offices, city government finance and procurement departments, and multi-college community college systems. Recent solicitations show sheriff's offices and municipal government as the primary buyers, with repeat activity from San Mateo County Sheriff's Office (multiple concurrent procurements for the same service line) and the City of Phoenix.

Recent activity spans California, Arizona, and Florida. San Mateo County Sheriff's Office issued an RFP and an RFQ both due July 22, 2026, for contracted administrative investigative services covering witness interviews, documentary evidence review, and report generation with a three-year contract term and an anticipated award date of September 1, 2026; local-business and small-business preferences of 5 percent and 3 to 5 percent respectively apply. The City of Phoenix Finance Department issued an ITB (quotation request) due August 7, 2026, for investigative services on a five-year contract commencing January 1, 2027, covering medical malpractice, employment matters, fraud, asset investigations, and skip tracing with pricing on a firm fixed-hourly basis; Arizona private investigator licensure and three years in business are pass/fail requirements. The City of Tallahassee issued an RFP (RFP-066-26-KM) due April 30, 2026, for field investigative and claims adjusting services covering general liability, vehicle, and structural property damage investigations across approximately 880 annual claims over a five-year base period with two optional one-year extensions; local-vendor preference of up to five points applies to firms in a four-county area.