UNSPSC 80141503: Commodity price forecasting

UNSPSC 80141503 Commodity price forecasting is a Commodity code under which state and local governments procure marketing, communications, and outreach consulting services — a significant disconnect between the nominal code scope and the work actually being solicited. Recent opportunities tagged under this code span public outreach for environmental programs, social media marketing for transit systems, tourism destination marketing, promotional merchandise coordination, and community engagement for brownfield remediation, suggesting the code captures broadly the strategic communications and marketing services that jurisdictions and authorities use to engage stakeholders and drive public awareness campaigns.

Issuing bodies soliciting under the code include regional and county transportation authorities (Orange County Transportation Authority, Broward County Transportation Department), city governments (Milpitas, Milton, College Park), state economic development offices (Texas Office of the Governor), convention and visitors bureaus (Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau), school districts and universities (East Texas A&M University, Tempe Elementary School District), and special-purpose districts (Washington State Department of Commerce, Texas Workforce Commission). The Orange County Transportation Authority appears as a repeat buyer across multiple recent solicitations. Representative opportunities include the Orange County Transportation Authority's RFP 250350 for public outreach services supporting Measure M Environmental Mitigation Program ($150,000, three-year initial term, due July 13, 2026); the Orange County Transportation Authority's RFP 250271 for Express Lanes marketing ($450,000, three-year term, due June 30, 2026); East Texas A&M University's RFQ 26-0003 for on-call marketing services with a VetHUB 2% goal (three-year initial term with two one-year renewal options, due July 23, 2026); and the City of Milpitas RFP 26-155 for communications and marketing support services (five-year term, due July 28, 2026). Geographic activity concentrates in California (particularly Orange County and the Bay Area), Texas (state-level procurements and universities), Georgia, and Florida, with scattered additional activity in other states including Arizona, Michigan, and South Dakota.