UNSPSC 80131505: Portable or modular office rental service

Service to provide modular portable workspaces such as office trailers, job shacks, and other portable buildings used to provide temporary office space at a construction or work site

UNSPSC 80131505 Portable or modular office rental service is a Commodity code that captures state and local procurement of prefabricated temporary modular buildings, portable office trailers, and connex-style office units for short-term and mid-term occupancy. Recent solicitations show governments purchasing everything from 10-by-10-foot single-unit connex containers to 24-by-60-foot two-story modular office trailers with multiple offices, conference rooms, and full HVAC and electrical systems. The work ranges from emergency response capacity (portable restrooms for catastrophe response) to planned temporary office needs during facility renovations or construction projects. Issuing bodies span state transportation departments, wastewater utilities, solid waste management divisions, county education cooperatives, cities, and special-purpose authorities, with no dominant buyer concentration evident across the recent opportunity set.

Activity concentrates in Texas, Utah, Florida, and Georgia. The Texas Military Department solicited a Request for Information on June 30, 2026 (due July 14, 2026) for a 150-person modular building to house temporary office operations at Camp Mabry during a three-year renovation cycle, with mandatory site visits and cost-comparison analysis for rental versus lease-to-own. The Utah Department of Transportation issued two Invitations for Bid in February and April 2026—one for two 24-by-60-foot trailers to Region One (due March 14, 2026) and one for a single used 2020-or-newer trailer to Region Three (due April 27, 2026). The City of Tampa issued three separate Requests for Quotes between April and June 2026 for small 10-by-10-foot connex units at its McKay Bay facility (response deadline April 24, 2026 and June 30, 2026 respectively). The Georgia World Congress Center Authority solicited office and storage containers for the FIFA Fan Festival (RFP due March 6, 2026). The City of Sandersville Wastewater Department sought sealed bids for a 30-by-12-foot mobile office trailer with three separate offices (bid opening June 30, 2026). The Harris County Department of Education, through cooperative purchasing vehicle Choice Partners, issued a Competitive Sealed Proposal for modular buildings and related maintenance under Job Order Contracting (due June 16, 2026, with maximum annual aggregate of $200 million across the CP program). Evaluation criteria typically weight pricing (often 40%), vendor reputation and work history, quality and project management capability, safety record, and financial capability. Most contracts require proof of insurance, compliance with state employment verification and non-discrimination law, and delivery on an FOB Destination basis with all freight and setup costs included in the bid.