UNSPSC 80111601: Temporary clerical or administrative assistance

UNSPSC 80111601 Temporary clerical or administrative assistance is a Commodity code that encompasses staffing services for administrative, clerical, and support roles across state and local government operations. State and local buyers use this code to procure on-demand temporary personnel for office support, data entry, human resources assistance, accounting support, customer service, and general administrative functions to address capacity gaps, seasonal workload spikes, project-based needs, and unexpected staffing requirements. Recent solicitations show jurisdictions pairing temporary administrative staffing with specialized placements—the City of San Antonio seeks temporary administrative and clerical support across Human Resources and Department of Human Services; City Colleges of Chicago is pre-qualifying vendors for administrative, accounting, financial, legal, and managerial services; and Texas state entities are using cooperative purchasing vehicles and direct RFPs to establish statewide and multi-agency temporary staffing panels. Issuing bodies include cities (San Antonio, Tucson, Temple, Richardson, Milpitas, Elgin Mental Health Center), counties (Ventura, Orange, Cuyahoga, Collier), school districts (Hillsborough County, Ocean Springs), state purchasing offices (Colorado, Texas, New Mexico through NASPO ValuePoint), and special-purpose districts (Inland Empire Health Plan, Urban Flood Safety & Water Quality District). State governments—particularly Colorado, Texas, and New Mexico—are driving significant activity through cooperative purchasing vehicles (NASPO ValuePoint, Axia, Texas SMART BUY) designed to aggregate demand across multiple agencies and reduce procurement friction for smaller entities.

Geographic spread is nationwide, with concentrated recent activity in Texas (Austin, San Antonio, Temple, Tucson area, Collin County Community College), Florida (Tampa, Orange County, Cuyahoga County Ohio operations), California (Orange County, Inland Empire Health Plan serving Riverside and San Bernardino), Colorado (statewide), Illinois (Chicago City Colleges, Elgin Mental Health Center), and through multi-state cooperative vehicles. Representative recent solicitations include the City of San Antonio RFP 26-060 (April 2026) for temporary administrative staffing across Human Resources, Department of Human Services, and Neighborhood & Housing Services via sealed proposals due June 1, 2026; Collin County Community College District ITB FY2024-ITB-038 for temporary personnel services including administrative and grounds maintenance workers with a three-year term and estimated $2.8 million budget, current incumbent spend of $2,134,582; Texas Tech University RFP 2026-1191 (July 2026) for staff augmentation covering skilled trade and maintenance personnel with proposals due July 31, 2026; City of Tucson RFP 260222 (April 2026) for temporary employment and staffing services across general clerical, IT, and finance categories, proposals due May 22, 2026; and the County of Ventura RFP 6251 (May 2026) for temporary staffing across nine occupational categories and 77 job classifications serving nine counties, with FY 2025/2026 spend of $656,458.66 and estimated FY 2026/2027 spend of $800,000 to $950,000. Cooperative purchasing vehicles including NASPO ValuePoint Temporary Employment Services (due August 11, 2026) and Texas SMART BUY Staffing Services (available through August 21, 2026) enable state agencies and authorized local entities to access pre-negotiated vendor agreements without individual competitive solicitations. Competition is moderately active with multiple vendors typically awarded per jurisdiction; pricing is structured as markup percentages applied to base wages or fully burdened hourly rates, with evaluation criteria emphasizing vendor experience, responsiveness, compliance with background-check and screening requirements, and cost reasonableness.