UNSPSC 80111702: Reference or background check services

UNSPSC 80111702 Reference or background check services (Commodity) covers pre-employment and ongoing background screening, identity verification, education and credential checks, drug testing, and occupational health assessments that state and local governments currently procure for workforce vetting and employee safety compliance. Recent solicitations show sheriff's offices, city police and fire departments, school districts, county human services, healthcare systems, and transit authorities issuing RFPs and RFQs for administrative investigative services, pre-employment background verification, psychological evaluation, occupational screening, drug and alcohol testing, education verification, background screening for eligibility determinations, and occupational medicine services. Issuing bodies span California, Florida, Georgia, Oregon, Texas, and Connecticut counties and municipalities, with repeat activity from San Mateo County (administrative investigations and pre-employment background checks for peace officers and professional staff), the City of Atlanta (occupational medical services and post-employment physicals), school districts (occupational screening, drug testing, background checks), and state health and human services departments (vital records verification, education verification, occupational health screening). The work is functional and standardized—background investigators interview subjects and review documentary evidence; testing vendors operate collection sites and labs; verification services confirm education, employment, and criminal history through direct contact or electronic databases; and occupational health providers administer physicals, fitness-for-duty evaluations, and psychological assessments.

Representative recent procurements include San Mateo County Sheriff's Office RFP 2027RFPINFORMAL00004 (due July 22, 2026) for contracted administrative investigative services involving witness and subject interviews, document review, and comprehensive reports—evaluated 35.7 percent on firm qualifications and 35.7 percent on price over a three-year term; the City of Orlando RFP 26-0107 (due June 30, 2026) for psychological evaluation services for police and fire applicants with written assessment, candidate interviews, fit-for-duty and return-to-duty testing; San Mateo County Sheriff's Office RFP 2026RFP00368 (due April 1, 2026) for pre-employment law enforcement background investigation services with four-week completion timelines, POST-certified investigators, and local business preferences (5–10 percent) applied; Harris Health System RFP JOBNO260101 (due May 4, 2026) for employee background screening covering 2,100 pre-employment and 100 post-employment candidates annually with 72-hour turnaround for local and five-business-day turnaround for non-local checks, evaluated 30 percent qualifications / 40 percent solution / 30 percent pricing with existing incumbent Carco/Precheck and PeopleSoft integration requirement by August 1, 2026; and the City of Fort Myers RFP 26-035 (due June 16, 2026) for drug and alcohol testing services supporting a drug-free workplace program under Florida statute and 49 CFR Part 40, evaluated on firm experience, statutory understanding, methodology, site accessibility, reporting, response time, and cost across a three-year initial term. The code shows sustained procurement activity across pre-employment screening, ongoing occupational health monitoring, criminal and civil background verification, substance testing, and credential validation—all core to public sector hiring and employee safety protocols.