UNSPSC 78111802: Scheduled bus services

UNSPSC 78111802 Scheduled bus services is a Commodity code that covers student transportation, charter bus operations, commuter transit services, and specialized route-based passenger transport procured by school districts, transit authorities, state departments, and municipalities. State and local buyers under this code source everything from full-service student transportation contracts managing hundred-plus-route districts to seasonal junior lifeguard program shuttles and single commuter routes operated by regional transit authorities. The kinds of work being solicited range from comprehensive home-to-school and extracurricular transportation with fleet management and driver staffing to specialized seasonal or field-trip-only operations, with scope varying from 227 routes serving 23,889 students in a single school district to two-route summer programs serving 80 children per route. Issuing bodies include large school districts (McKinney ISD in Texas, Bibb County Public Schools in Georgia, Pinellas County School District in Florida), state transit authorities (Maryland Transit Administration), state parks and recreation departments (California Department of Parks and Recreation), municipalities (City of Huntsville on utility-billing-related shuttle operations), and regional planning agencies. School districts and transit authorities are the dominant buyers, with McKinney ISD and the Maryland Transit Administration appearing multiple times in recent solicitation activity.

Recent opportunities span Texas, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, South Carolina, and Illinois across the past three months. McKinney ISD released an RFP for comprehensive student transportation services with 227 routes and 11,855.50 daily miles, proposals due October 16, 2026, evaluating cost, experience, safety, fleet management, and technology across a five-year initial term with one optional five-year renewal; the incumbent is Durham School Services. California Department of Parks and Recreation sought sealed bids for bus transportation to the Santa Barbara Junior Lifeguard Program at Refugio State Beach for the 2027 summer season (June 14 through July 30, 2027) with bids due October 29, 2026, including a 5 percent California small-business preference and DVBE incentive of up to $100,000. The Maryland Transit Administration issued two separate IFBs for commuter bus operations on Route 203 and Route 204 with bids due October 9, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively, each requiring five-year base terms with optional two-year renewals, MBE participation goals of 5 percent, and firm fixed pricing with no federal funding. Bibb County Public Schools requested proposals for charter bus services covering 21,000 students for field trips, athletic events, and summer programs with proposals due September 7, 2026, requiring 35-to-56-passenger coaches and pricing by vehicle type and trip distance. Activity is concentrated in the South and Southwest, with secondary presence in the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic; set-asides and preferences vary by issuing body but commonly include small-business preference, MBE participation goals, and state-specific veteran or disadvantaged-business incentives.