UNSPSC 80111621: Temporary research and development services

UNSPSC 80111621 Temporary research and development services is a Commodity code that state and local governments use to classify staffing augmentation, temporary personnel placement, and specialized research support services. In practice, the code covers temporary employment services for administrative, clerical, technical, professional, and labor positions across state agencies, counties, municipalities, school districts, community colleges, transit authorities, and special-purpose districts. Recent solicitations show procurement bodies using this code for short-term workforce needs in HR, finance, IT, facilities maintenance, janitorial services, election operations, and event staffing, with vendors supplying screened, trained personnel on an hourly or daily basis.

State and local issuing bodies soliciting under this code span a wide geographic range and include diverse entity types. Texas leads recent activity with multiple state solicitations (Texas Department of Agriculture, Texas Department of Transportation, Harris County, City of San Antonio, City of Tucson, Teacher Retirement System of Texas, Railroad Commission of Texas, Texas Tech University, Collin County Community College District, and the State of Texas through cooperative purchasing programs). Florida jurisdictions show sustained demand (City of Tampa, Cuyahoga County Board of Elections in Ohio, Orange County Florida, Hillsborough County Public Schools, Inland Empire Health Plan in California, Ventura County California, and City of Richardson Texas). Colorado, Illinois, Georgia, Arizona, Oregon, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Nevada, California, and Ohio round out the geographic spread. Representative recent solicitations include the Texas Department of Agriculture's pesticide disposal events RFP (due August 17, 2026) structured around per-pound hazardous waste handling; Texas Tech University's RFP 2026-1191 for maintenance and repair staff augmentation across 19 skilled trades (due July 31, 2026); the State of Colorado RFP-SPCO-26-BS01 for statewide temporary staffing across nine job classifications and five regions (due May 7, 2026); the City of San Antonio's RFP for temporary staffing services (due June 1, 2026); and the County of Ventura's RFP 6251 for temporary staffing across nine occupational categories covering 77 job classifications with hourly rates from $21.00 to $73.30 (due June 10, 2026). Cooperative purchasing vehicles appear frequently, with NASPO ValuePoint, Texas SMART BUY, and the Axia Cooperative serving multiple state and local entities. Most contracts feature competitive RFP or ITB processes, multiple-award structures, one-year initial terms with annual renewal options, and pricing based on hourly markup percentages applied to established base rates. Set-asides and preferences vary by jurisdiction but commonly include HUB (Historically Underutilized Business) participation plans in Texas, DBE or SBE preferences in other states, service-disabled veteran preferences, and local-vendor considerations. VetHUB participation reporting (without award preference) appears in Texas procurements. Activity is continuous and robust across administrative, skilled trade, professional, and labor categories nationwide.