UNSPSC 80172002: Project based communications service

Public relations consultation services relating to temporary contracted professional communications for projects.

UNSPSC 80172002 Project based communications service (Commodity) encompasses targeted outreach campaigns, stakeholder engagement, and community communications support that state and local governments procure to advance infrastructure projects, environmental programs, tourism initiatives, workforce development, and institutional missions. Recent activity shows transit authorities, state agencies, cities, and counties soliciting multi-faceted communications ranging from rail project community engagement and brownfield site public outreach to destination marketing and institutional enrollment promotion, often structured as time-and-expense consulting engagements with dedicated project teams and measurable performance reporting.

State and local procurement under this code spreads across multiple jurisdictions and issuing body types. The Orange County Transportation Authority appears as a repeat buyer—three recent RFPs for public outreach services span the Measure M Environmental Mitigation Program ($150,000 over three years, RFP 250350, due July 13, 2026), Express Lanes marketing ($450,000 over three years, RFP 250271), and OC Streetcar ridership marketing ($200,000 initial two-year term with optional two-year renewal, RFP 250036). Transit authorities and state tourism offices dominate the Commodity tier, joined by state workforce agencies, colleges, economic development entities, and environmental commissions. Geographic activity concentrates in California (Orange County, San Bernardino County, Savannah), Texas (multiple state agencies including TDA, TVC, Texas State University System), and Florida (Broward County, Collier County, City of North Miami Beach), with secondary activity in Georgia, Michigan, Oregon, and Washington. Representative recent solicitations include the Texas Department of Agriculture's Summer Media Campaign (RFP 5510001089, proposals due August 6, 2026, covering digital advertising, social media, print, and broadcast with mandatory VetHUB subcontracting plan and compliance with Executive Order 14151 on DEI restrictions), the Lamar State College Orange Advertising and Media Services procurement (RFP 787LSCO052626, proposals due July 31, 2026, structured as hourly rates with $1 million ceiling and VetHUB subcontracting requirement), and San Bernardino County Workforce Development Department's Professional Communications and Media Coordination Services (RFP EDA126WDD6382, proposals due June 22, 2026, $120,000 annual budget under WIOA Title I). Contracts typically run one to three years with renewal options, are funded through local/state/federal sources (Measure M, WIOA, RESTORE Act, grant programs), and require proof of commercial general liability and professional liability insurance at $1 million minimums, with many mandating VetHUB good-faith subcontracting effort or state-specific DBE/DVBE compliance.