UNSPSC 80142100: Fundraising services

Professional fundraising services as services performed for the organization requiring the exercise of professional judgment or discretion consisting of planning, management, preparation of materials, and/or provision of advice and consulting regarding solicitation of contributions.

UNSPSC 80142100 Fundraising services, a Class code, encompasses vendor-supplied fundraising programs and products—principally food and merchandise for resale—that school districts deploy to generate revenue for school operations and student activities. State and local governments procure under this code primarily through school districts establishing approved vendor lists and contracting for district-wide fundraising services, rather than through counties, cities, or other municipal bodies. Salt Lake City School District has issued multiple solicitations under this code since February 2026, each seeking Statements of Qualifications from product vendors (food and other items) to populate approved vendor lists compliant with Utah Code 13-22, the Charitable Solicitations Act. Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District in Texas has similarly solicited district-wide fundraiser services, including a June 2026 opportunity through its Ion Wave eBid system. Both districts' procurements center on vendor compliance with strict fundraising regulations: prohibitions on door-to-door student solicitation, sales quotas, pre-purchasing inventory requirements, lotteries, and advertising of tobacco or alcohol; mandatory protection of personally identifiable student information under FERPA and state student privacy statutes; and vendor-specified fee structures (percentage or flat-fee per item) with all proceeds returning exclusively to the district.

The code shows concentrated recent activity in Texas and Utah, with Salt Lake City School District as the most active repeat buyer, issuing multiple approved-vendor-list solicitations in February, March, and June 2026. Cypress-Fairbanks ISD in Texas has posted two related opportunities (one with a June 30, 2027 response date, RFP 26072020RRFP; the other closed June 30, 2026, RFP 25072020RRFP). Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative in Texas has also posted an educational activities and supplies catalog discount bid (EDACT2628) with a July 30, 2026 due date, though this procurement spans a broader commodity scope beyond fundraising products alone. Salt Lake City School District's most recent closed solicitation (DH2652AF, due February 17, 2026) required vendors to achieve a minimum of 375 points on a 500-point technical evaluation covering vendor qualifications and experience (40%), complaints and problem resolution (30%), references (20%), and fundraiser details (10%). Vendors must carry commercial general liability insurance of at least $1,000,000 per occurrence, execute data-sharing agreements protecting student information, and comply with district standard terms. No set-aside designations or disadvantaged enterprise restrictions appear in these solicitations, and the district retains discretion to remove vendors from approved lists at any time for failure to meet professional standards.