UNSPSC 80101705: Co operative or consortium services

UNSPSC 80101705 Cooperative or consortium services is a Commodity code covering project management, consulting, and specialized professional services that state and local jurisdictions procure through collaborative or cooperative purchasing arrangements. Recent solicitations show active demand for operational assessments, strategic planning facilitation, financial compliance reviews, workforce and child care services management, facility operations, and technology infrastructure support—work that typically involves third-party expertise applied to government functions or infrastructure rather than goods procurement. The issuing bodies span state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Arts Commission, California Employment Development Department, Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction), county purchasing offices (San Mateo, Seminole, Fairfax, Hays, Volusia, Dallas, Williamson), municipalities (City of Waco, City of Atlanta, City of Pasadena, City of Wichita, Columbus Consolidated Government, College Park), special districts (Atlanta BeltLine Inc., Martin Luther King Corridor Improvement Authority in Jackson, Michigan), and public health systems (San Mateo Medical Center, UT Health San Antonio). The code draws solicitations across multiple states with notable concentration in Texas (HHSC, TAMUT, Hays County, Volusia County, Williamson County, Columbus, Workforce Solutions North Texas), California (San Mateo County, Pasadena, EDD), and Georgia (Atlanta), alongside activity in Florida, Oregon, Washington, Michigan, Kansas, and Virginia.

Representative recent opportunities illustrate the code's scope: Texas State University issued RFQ #754-TXST-2027-520-PDC on October 15, 2026 (due October 27) for project management and consulting services conducting operational efficiency reviews and process redesign across three universities, with cyber liability insurance of $10 million mandatory and no fixed budget disclosed. The City of Waco, Texas posted RFP 2026-046 on October 9 (due November 6) for foodservice, retail merchandise, and admissions/ticketing operations at Cameron Park Zoo, structured as a ten-year contract with performance-based commission percentages and a pre-proposal meeting scheduled October 22. San Mateo County issued RFQ 2027RFQ00087 on October 6 (due September 15—a past deadline) for annual cost allocation planning and user fee study services for the Sheriff's Office, with deliverables due by November 30 in each year and pricing as flat annual fee rather than hourly rate. Workforce Solutions North Texas Board solicited RFP #2026-003 on May 1 (due June 15) for comprehensive child care services management and operations across eleven Texas counties, with an approximate year-one contract value of $10.5 million, 300-point evaluation framework, and contract commencement October 1, 2026. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued RFQ HHS0017782 on August 20 (due September 2) for Federal Award Compliance Assessments, requiring CPA firms with a mandatory 26 percent VetHUB subcontracting goal, two-year term, desk reviews of 400–1,000 rural program awardees, and liquidated damages of $100 per late deliverable.