NIGP 99331: Travel-In, Apartment/House Rent Expense

NIGP 99331 Travel-In, Apartment/House Rent Expense is an Item code under which state and local governments procure temporary residential accommodations for employees on official travel assignments. The code covers short-term apartment and house rentals used to house staff deployed for temporary duty, relocation pending permanent housing, disaster response, emergency operations, or extended training assignments. Issuing bodies span state agencies, county governments, municipalities, school districts, transit authorities, and special-purpose districts; state departments managing centralized travel and housing programs and county emergency management offices are repeat users during declared emergencies and large-scale mobilizations. The work itself involves negotiating rates with property managers, landlords, or corporate housing providers; coordinating lease terms and move-in logistics; and managing occupancy documentation for reimbursement and audit compliance.

No recent state or local contract opportunities appear in the available records for this code. The absence of posted RFPs, RFQs, ITBs, or other solicitations suggests that most travel-related temporary housing is procured through existing contracts, cooperative purchasing agreements, or direct negotiation with landlords and corporate housing vendors rather than through formal competitive solicitations at the state and local level.