NIGP 99261: Paint Testing Services

NIGP 99261 Paint Testing Services is an Item code for professional assessment and clearance services related to lead-based paint hazards in residential and commercial properties, a scope driven by federal housing compliance mandates rather than routine paint-product procurement. State and local governments are soliciting this code primarily through housing and community development departments and municipal housing authorities responding to HUD Guidelines, the Lead Safe Housing Rule (24 CFR Part 35), and state environmental lead-reduction rules. Work includes lead risk assessment and inspection (LIRA), clearance examinations, and compliance reporting — activities typically bundled with lead remediation contracting or standalone testing-and-clearance services where federal funding (Community Development Block Grant) flows through housing rehabilitation programs.

Recent opportunities span Wisconsin and Texas. The City of Waco Housing and Community Development Department issued RFP 2026-020 for Lead Risk Assessment and Lead Clearance Reporting services, with proposals due July 23, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. Central Time, as a multiple-award contract for shared services funded through CDBG not to exceed $50,000 annually, with a one-year term and automatic renewal for two consecutive one-year terms; assessments and clearance examinations must each be completed within 15 calendar days and conform to HUD Guidelines and Texas Environmental Lead Reduction Rule 25 TAC 295.212(c). The Community Development Authority of the City of Madison, Wisconsin, issued RFB #15051-0-2026-AH for the Karabis Apartments Painting and Siding Project with bids due July 17, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. CST, which included inspection and replacement of damaged soffit and fascia alongside exterior painting and exterior caulking, subject to Davis-Bacon Act prevailing-wage requirements. Activity under this code remains limited and specialized, concentrated in jurisdictions managing federal housing grants and lead-remediation compliance pipelines.