UNSPSC 80160000: Business administration services

UNSPSC 80160000 Business administration services, a Family code, encompasses the broad range of operational, strategic, and administrative consulting, staffing, and support services that state and local governments buy to improve organizational performance, manage programs, and handle back-office functions. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers using this code for project management and operational efficiency reviews (Texas State University system), youth council and workforce development facilitation (City of Somerville, Massachusetts; City of Lawrence), property and asset management (Dallas Housing Authority, Martin Luther King Corridor Improvement Authority, San Mateo Medical Center), specialized staffing and compliance services (Delaware's WIC EBT processing, Ryan White ADAP pharmacy management, enrollment broker operations for Texas HHS), tax assessment and revaluation (Massachusetts towns), grant compliance consulting, and strategic planning for public entities (Oregon Arts Commission, Atlanta BeltLine). Issuing bodies span state health and human services departments, county purchasing offices, city executive and planning departments, special-purpose development authorities, university systems, workforce boards, and hospital districts. Texas HHS, Delaware DPH, and the State of Rhode Island appear as repeat users of this code tier.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, California, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Delaware, and Georgia, with activity also in Rhode Island, Oregon, and Washington. Representative recent opportunities include Texas State University's RFQ for project management and operational efficiency review across three system institutions (due October 27, 2026), the City of Somerville's RFP for Youth Council and Provider Network facilitation (due October 28, 2026; fixed fee $75,000 annually), San Mateo County's RFP for a multi-tiered support decision process call center supporting education applications (due October 2, 2026), the Texas HHS Commission's RFQ for Federal Award Compliance Assessments with a 26% VetHUB subcontracting goal (due September 2, 2026), Delaware's RFP for EVV data aggregation and oversight services (due September 15, 2026), and Washington State OSPI's RFQ for federal grant monitoring and consulting services (estimated value $55,200 maximum, contract through August 2028). Set-aside participation (VetHUB, MBE, WBE, SBE) and local-vendor preferences appear frequently across recent postings.