UNSPSC 80131703: Escrow account services

UNSPSC 80131703 Escrow account services (Commodity) encompasses title searches, title reports, title commitments, escrow services, and closing services tied to real property transactions—including acquisitions, conveyances, easements, and foreclosures—that state and local governments procure for capital projects, property dispositions, and regulatory enforcement. The work spans professional title abstracting, Marketable Record Title Act searches, ownership reports, and related documentation supporting water and wastewater infrastructure, municipal property transactions, environmental code enforcement, and utility easement preparation. Issuing bodies include city procurement offices, county boards of commissioners, special-purpose districts such as water and sewer authorities, and county environmental enforcement divisions across Florida, South Carolina, and Arizona. Counties and cities issue on-call and fixed-term contracts, often structured as multiple-award vehicles to maintain competitive pricing and supplement internal capacity.

Recent activity shows concentrated solicitation in Florida and Arizona. The City of St. Petersburg issued an RFP in February 2026 for comprehensive real property title and escrow services (title reports, title commitments, title insurance, closing, and escrow) with unit pricing across five line items and a three-year initial term with optional two-year renewal; evaluation weighted qualifications at 40 percent, project approach at 34 percent, and cost at 15 percent, with optional SBE, WBE, and MBE outreach encouraged but not mandatory. Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners released a competitive sealed proposal in July 2026 for real estate title services (title searches, ownership reports, title commitments, closing, and escrow) over five years with an estimated contract value of $250,000 and multiple-award intent, evaluated on experience (50 points), technical approach (25 points), and qualifications (25 points). Escambia County Environmental Code Enforcement solicited title searches under the Marketable Record Title Act with 10 business day return in October 2026 as an IFB with quotes due same day. The City of Phoenix issued an RFP in March 2026 for title and escrow services (title reporting, escrow agency, title insurance issuance) under a five-year contract commencing December 2026, evaluated on capacity (330 points), method (250 points), qualifications (220 points), and pricing (200 points), with multiple awards planned. Beaufort-Jasper Water & Sewer Authority in South Carolina solicited on-call title abstracting services in August 2026 with proposals due September 10, 2026, supporting water and wastewater asset acquisition and easement preparation.