UNSPSC 81103306: Geomatics remote sensing services

Remote sensing and geospatial services include in the following verticals Satellite imagery interpretation and classification, Classification-supervised and unsupervised, Change detection, Slope aspect analysis, Land cover classification, Coastal ecosystem management, Mining and geology mapping, Environmental impact assessment mapping, Clutter data for wireless telecommunication network planning, Watershed management etc.

UNSPSC 81103306 Geomatics remote sensing services is a Commodity code that encompasses topographic surveying, utility location, geotechnical investigation, and related land surveying work that state and local governments solicit to support infrastructure design, construction planning, and capital project delivery. Recent opportunities show this code is being used for concrete survey work: the City of Santa Cruz Public Works Department is procuring topographic surveys capturing curbs, gutters, utility boxes, hydrants, and other site features for pathway and sidewalk projects; Okaloosa County is seeking transportation engineering design services including surveying for a 15.72-mile highway reconstruction; and Mt. San Antonio Community College District is establishing an on-call surveying and utility locating contract for design, construction, and infrastructure maintenance projects. Cities, counties, school districts, and water authorities are the primary issuing bodies, with recent activity clustered in California, Florida, Georgia, and Texas.

Issuing bodies running RFQ or RFP procurements under this code include municipal public works departments, county boards of commissioners, independent school districts, water and sewerage authorities, and community college districts. The City of Santa Cruz has posted multiple surveys (the Swanton and Laurel Survey RFQ with responses due May 28, 2026, and the Arroyo Seco Canyon Trail Stabilization SOQ with responses due June 30, 2026); these are qualification-based selections where the City ranks respondents and negotiates fees with the top-ranked firm rather than evaluating price competitively upfront. Evaluation typically weights consultant qualifications and experience at 50 points, project team composition and credentials at 25 to 40 points, and technical approach or proposal quality at 10 to 15 points. Atlanta Public Schools is establishing a surveying services vendor pool with a current approved annual expenditure of $300,000 across multiple vendors; the City of Edinburg, Texas, is creating a rotation list of licensed commercial and residential land and topographical surveying firms on a two-year term; and the Beaufort-Jasper Water and Sewer Authority is bundling surveying with construction under an invitation for bid for low-pressure sewer installation. Prevailing wage and professional liability insurance ($1 million to $2 million per occurrence) are standard contract requirements. Most opportunities are qualification-based rather than price-competitive at selection, with work assigned through task orders or continuing service agreements where fee schedules are negotiated after consultant selection.