UNSPSC 81102302: Space engineering service

Specialized aerospace engineering service which includes computing, design, planning, optimization and modification of equipment and mechanical systems used by the aeronautics and aerospace industry, its production or manufacturing processes as well as research, planning, management, optimization of service projects.

UNSPSC 81102302 Space engineering service is a Commodity code that encompasses architectural and engineering services for aerospace infrastructure, spacecraft systems integration, and specialized testing facilities—work state and local governments solicit primarily through airport authorities and educational institutions pursuing aviation and space-related capital projects. Recent opportunities show the code capturing a mix of airport terminal and airfield-infrastructure design work, spacecraft platform development for academic research missions, and market research for specialized propulsion and thermal-vacuum testing facilities. The issuing bodies span airport operators (municipal authorities and regional airport districts), higher-education institutions, state space commissions, and county governments, with no single repeat buyer dominating recent activity. Work ranges from qualification-based selection of principal consultants for multi-year master agreements covering phased airport improvements and terminal expansions, to competitive bids for spacecraft bus integration and mission operations supporting NASA-funded astrophysics payloads, to nonbinding requests for information on test-infrastructure capabilities.

Recent opportunities cluster in the Southeast and Texas. The City of Santa Fe (New Mexico) solicited A/E services for airport rental-car parking and terminal expansion (RFP FY26RFP037, response February 20, 2026) and a terminal-expansion principal consultant (RFP FY26RFP035, response December 17, 2025). The Unified Government of Athens-Clarke County (Georgia) issued RFQ #27008 for five-year A/E master services at Athens-Ben Epps Airport (response October 5, 2026), anticipating $60.8 million in capital projects. George Mason University (Virginia), procuring on behalf of NASA through a $19.5 million federal grant, sought proposals for a flight-qualified spacecraft bus and payload integration for the Landolt Mission (RFP GMUKS090326, response September 23, 2026). The Texas Space Commission and Texas Workforce Commission issued nonbinding RFIs for shared-user spacecraft propulsion test facilities and thermal-vacuum testing capability (responses September 14 and September 11, 2026 respectively). Additional opportunities include architectural and engineering services for airport master planning and capital improvements in Georgia (Ware County, Thomson-McDuffie County) and Texas (Waco Regional Airport), and a cooperative purchasing RFP through Sourcewell (Minnesota) for runway equipment and specialized airfield systems (response September 8, 2026).