UNSPSC 80111701: Staff recruiting services

UNSPSC 80111701 Staff recruiting services, a Commodity code, describes the recruitment and candidate placement services that state and local governments procure to fill executive, professional, and specialized workforce positions—a broad category encompassing both search-firm retainer arrangements and contingent placement models. Recent solicitations show state universities, counties, transit authorities, cities, and special districts recruiting for C-suite executives, department heads, athletic directors, medical directors, and hard-to-fill technical roles including engineers, physicians, and IT professionals. The work spans full-cycle recruitment (candidate sourcing, screening, interview coordination, offer negotiation) and specialized services such as locum tenens staffing, background investigation reporting, and promotional testing management. Issuing bodies include higher education institutions (Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at El Paso, Texas Southern University, Broward College), counties (Harris County, Marion County, Gwinnett County), cities (Austin, Atlanta, Columbus, Tucson), state agencies (Oregon Department of Transportation), and transit authorities (Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department for dispatcher recruitment, Seminole County for SunRail legal services).

Geographic activity spans Texas (multiple RFPs from Austin, Harris County, Texas Tech, Texas Southern), Florida (Broward College, Orlando, Tucson City Court), Georgia (Atlanta, Gwinnett County), Oregon (ODOT, Marion County), and Washington, D.C. (Events DC). Representative solicitations include Texas Tech's RFP 774-214971517 (Recruitment Search Firms) due December 2, 2026, seeking executive and professional recruitment plus locum tenens staffing; Oregon Department of Transportation's RFP 73000-00017802 (ODOT Director Executive Recruitment Services) due September 8, 2026, with estimated value $70,000–$100,000; Broward College's RFSQ17131 (Professional Recruiting Services for Presidential Search) due October 8, 2026; and Austin's RFP5800SLW3032 (Executive Recruitment and Specialized Recruitment Services) due September 24, 2026, operating on indefinite-quantity terms with single or multiple awards. Activity is strong and ongoing, with a dozen recent solicitations across diverse public bodies and geographic regions actively seeking recruitment services to address leadership transitions and workforce gaps.