NIGP 99320: Travel, Professional Development, Employee

NIGP 99320 Travel, Professional Development, Employee is an Item code under which state and local governments solicit training design, delivery, and related materials for staff across educational, healthcare, and operational functions. Recent solicitations show school districts purchasing comprehensive professional development services including on-site, off-site, and virtual training sessions; customized instruction aligned with district improvement plans; leadership development; curriculum and instructional strategy training; assessment and data-driven instruction; classroom management; and specialized training for departments such as Teaching and Learning, Counseling, Multilingual, Special Education, Career and Technical Education, Technology, and Operations. Healthcare systems procure trauma-responsive professional programs development with implementation support, coaching, and capacity building. The issuing bodies are predominantly independent school districts across Texas, supplemented by county healthcare systems and public housing authorities. School districts including Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District, Klein Independent School District, and Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District have posted multiple professional development solicitations, indicating sustained procurement activity in this space.

Activity concentrates in Texas, with recent opportunities from Cypress-Fairbanks ISD (RFP 26072010RFP, professional development services due June 30, 2027), Klein ISD (RFP 26-102 for districtwide professional development and materials due April 24, 2026 via Bonfire), and Harlingen Consolidated ISD (T-TESS Aligned Professional Development, due June 18, 2026). The San Mateo Medical Center in California solicited trauma-responsive professional programs development (RFP 666002526241, due April 10, 2026) with a requirement for five years of similar experience and mandatory compliance with the San Mateo County Living Wage Ordinance. Klein ISD's solicitation specifies evaluation on purchase price (30 points), vendor reputation and service quality (15 points each), extent of meeting district needs (15 points), past relationships with similar-sized entities (10 points), long-term cost considerations (10 points), and vendor resources (5 points), with a contract term of one year and four optional one-year extensions. No specific budget amounts or award values are disclosed in the recent opportunities.