UNSPSC 80161500: Management support services

UNSPSC 80161500 Management support services is a Class code covering discrete project and operational advisory services that state and local governments use to augment in-house capacity across planning, strategy, program administration, and specialized consulting needs. Recent opportunities show state and local bodies soliciting consultants for governance facilitation, operational assessments, compensation studies, emergency management support, food service consulting, and permit-process improvement initiatives—all engagement models where external expertise and structured capability supplement permanent staff rather than replacing core functions. The issuing-body mix spans county health departments, municipal governments, housing authorities, school districts, water utilities, and state divisions. Repeat activity appears across California counties (San Mateo County Health, County of San Mateo Medical Center, Housing Authority of City of Alameda) and Florida municipalities, with Georgia, Missouri, South Carolina, and Texas agencies also active. No single class of issuer dominates; the code reflects distributed demand across local jurisdictions at all scales.

Geographic spread of recent opportunities concentrates in California, Florida, Georgia, and Texas, with secondary activity in South Carolina, Missouri, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Mississippi, and Arizona. Representative recent solicitations include San Mateo County Health's CHIP and CHA implementation advisory services (RFP 2027-RFP-Informal-00108, due October 9, 2026, $85,000 not-to-exceed, 9-12 month term with governance, community engagement, and CHA protocol support); the City of Tucson's AI-powered service automation platform procurement through the Axia cooperative purchasing program (RFP 260218, due July 13, 2026, estimated $25 million nationwide annual volume with milestone-based compensation); and San Mateo County Executive's Permit Entitlement Blue Ribbon Task Force facilitator (RFP 2026RFP00593, due July 27, 2026, three-year term spanning task force formation, SWOT analysis, and Lean process improvement development). The code shows steady demand for time-limited project facilitation, capacity building, and operational consulting across diverse municipal and county service areas.