UNSPSC 80141901: Auto shows or other exhibits

UNSPSC 80141901 Auto shows or other exhibits is a Commodity code that in recent state and local procurement activity encompasses event staffing, exhibit design and fabrication, and community market management—work that spans convention center operations, environmental center exhibits, outdoor markets, and conference hall management. The issuing bodies pursuing work under this code include counties (Volusia County), cities (Holly Hill, College Park, Columbus), special-purpose institutions (University of Texas at Austin), and state agencies (Texas Workforce Commission). The scope extends beyond traditional auto shows to cover ticket-taking and ushering, entry security and checkpoint operations, interpretive exhibit conceptualization and installation, and full-cycle exhibitor services including booth provisioning, furniture, flooring, signage, and labor across multi-day conferences.

Recent solicitations span Florida, Georgia, and Texas. Volusia County posted an RFP on October 13, 2026, for trained personnel to staff the Ocean Center Convention Center and Event Venue in Daytona Beach across event staffing, entry security, and in-event security, with proposals due December 9, 2026, and a non-mandatory pre-solicitation conference scheduled for November 13, 2026. The Texas Workforce Commission solicited exhibitor services for its 2026 Statewide Conference and four subsequent annual conferences through 2030 (RFP 3202600170, due June 5, 2026), managing exhibit hall operations for approximately 1,500 exhibitors across five-day events in Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, and other Texas locations, with historical compensation ranging from $28,000 to $40,000 per conference. Sarasota County posted an RFP on August 14, 2026, for interpretive exhibit design, fabrication, and installation at Lemon Bay Park Environmental Center, due September 8, 2026. The City of Holly Hill issued RFP 26-ADM-01 on October 19, 2026, seeking a contractor to operate a weekly outdoor community market at Sunrise Park North, proposals due August 20, 2026, with a non-mandatory pre-proposal meeting scheduled for August 6, 2026.