UNSPSC 80141515: Subscription market research

Research about on-going market data, analysis, forecasts, latest developments, thinking, tools and techniques. Includes as well a forum for discussion and debate, access to articles written by leading researchers and thinkers. The research results are often packaged and made available for sale to multiple client companies.

UNSPSC 80141515 Subscription market research (Commodity) covers subscription-based access to market intelligence, research platforms, and advisory services that state and local governments license for ongoing organizational and strategic decision support. Recent solicitations show that state and local buyers use this code for HR advisory platforms, customer experience analytics dashboards, tourism market intelligence, and organizational assessment services delivered through secure, subscription-based access with regular content updates and usage reporting. The issuing bodies span state retirement systems, county health systems, county tourism development councils, municipal airports, and special-purpose development authorities — a diverse group reflecting the breadth of agencies that license research and intelligence subscriptions for internal operational and strategic planning.

Activity under this code centers in Georgia and California, with secondary presence in Texas, Florida, and other states. The Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) issued RFP TRS000678 on April 28, 2026, for subscription HR Advisory Services with a mandatory pre-proposal conference on May 7, 2026, written questions due May 11, 2026, and proposals due May 28, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. Central Time, evaluating on past performance and client references (25%), performance details (35%), key personnel (25%), and pricing (15%), with a one-year initial term and two optional one-year renewals effective December 6, 2026. The City of Atlanta Department of Aviation reposted its Social Media and Customer Feedback Dashboard procurement (IFB PE66062NONST2027000000487) on October 7, 2026, due October 14, 2026, following an earlier August prequalification phase, seeking a centralized platform to aggregate and visualize customer sentiment and engagement data across multiple social and non-social media channels to support service trend identification and operational improvements at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. The County of Ventura solicited a comprehensive Area Agency on Aging Service Model Review (RFP 6256) due June 17, 2026, with estimated consultant costs of $100,000 to $150,000 and work through December 31, 2026, requiring analysis of organizational and fiscal alternatives for the county's aging services administration.