UNSPSC 80101514: Business regulatory and compliance research service

Provides information pertaining to state, provincial, federal and municipal laws, rules and regulations, proprietary news and analysis. Can provide regulatory guidance, summaries, outlines of codified laws and regulations for compliance users.

UNSPSC 80101514 Business regulatory and compliance research service is a Commodity code that encompasses consulting and assessment services state and local governments procure to evaluate compliance, operational performance, and regulatory adherence across diverse functions—from federal grant administration and transit service delivery to facility accessibility, ADA standards, and organizational effectiveness. Recent state and local opportunities solicited under this code span FTA compliance reviews, federal award compliance assessments, operational audits of municipal departments, paratransit eligibility determinations, grant management oversight, and organizational or service model evaluations for public sector agencies. The code draws issuing bodies across state departments, counties, cities, school districts, transit authorities, and special-purpose districts; recent solicitations include the Orange County Transportation Authority (FTA compliance review and OC ACCESS paratransit contract assessment), Texas Health and Human Services Commission (federal award compliance assessments for rural grant recipients), the City of Detroit (grant management and financial compliance consulting), Seminole County (building commissioning and code compliance verification), and Brazoria County (structural integrity assessment and certificate of occupancy certification). Work spans compliance monitoring, audit and assessment delivery, and advisory support—typically structured as either firm-fixed-price engagements with detailed deliverables or time-and-materials arrangements with not-to-exceed caps.

Geographic activity clusters in Texas (state health and human services, university systems, municipalities, and transit authorities), Florida (county transportation and facilities commissions), Georgia (regional planning organizations), and Oregon (state human services and early-learning programs), with sporadic activity in other states. Representative recent solicitations include the Orange County Transportation Authority's RFP 260471 (FTA Compliance Review and Consulting Services, $245,000 firm-fixed-price over 29 months, proposals due October 20, 2026), Texas Health and Human Services Commission's RFQ HHS0017782 (Federal Award Compliance Assessments for rural grant recipients with 26% VetHUB subcontracting goal, proposals due September 2, 2026), the City of Detroit's RFP for grant management consulting and compliance services (three-year professional services agreement with Detroit equalization credits available, proposals due October 12, 2026 at 4:00 PM EST), and Seminole County's RFP for building commissioning services (Master Services Agreement with work orders for new construction and existing facilities across county properties, proposals due October 7, 2026). Set-aside and preference programs appear frequently—HUB and VetHUB requirements in Texas solicitations, regional preferences in Florida, and DBE / LDB / VBE designations in federally funded work. Evaluation typically weights technical qualifications and relevant experience at 30–40 percent, approach and methodology at 20–35 percent, and cost at 15–40 percent; insurance requirements (professional liability $1 million to $2 million per claim, general liability $1 million to $2 million, and workers' compensation) are standard.