UNSPSC 81111706: Network planning services

UNSPSC 81111706 Network planning services is a Commodity code that encompasses comprehensive planning, design, and architectural guidance for telecommunications infrastructure modernization, system integration, and migration initiatives at state and local government entities. Recent state and local opportunities reveal work ranging from utility network platform migrations and SCADA system improvements to statewide telecommunications network redesigns and enterprise security architecture planning. Issuing bodies include water and utility authorities, city and county IT departments, state telecommunications offices, and independent school districts, with particularly active procurement from Florida utility authorities, Georgia counties, and multiple state agencies establishing master agreements. Representative recent solicitations include the Kissimmee Utility Authority's RFP for comprehensive utility network migration and implementation services (proposal deadline June 12, 2026, now in oral interview phase with three shortlisted firms); Garland Independent School District's RFP 510-27-02 for metropolitan and wide-area network equipment and services (proposals due November 10, 2026); the City of Orlando's RFP 26-0578 for Camping World Stadium converged network system design and installation with a July 2027 operational deadline (proposals due October 20, 2026, with 10-point SBE and 2-point VBE participation criteria); and the Oregon Department of Administrative Services' RFP S-10700-00017534 for a statewide Secure Services Edge solution serving approximately 80 executive branch agencies and 40,000 employees plus cooperative purchasers (proposals due October 30, 2026).

Geographic spread spans Florida, Georgia, Texas, California, Kentucky, Oregon, and Colorado, with particular concentration among utility authorities in Florida and telecommunications modernization initiatives across the Southeast and Southwest. Master agreements and cooperative purchasing vehicles dominate the landscape, enabling multiple state and local jurisdictions to aggregate volume across common infrastructure needs. Evaluation criteria consistently emphasize technical solution design, vendor experience in comparable complex environments, implementation project management capability, security and compliance posture, and firm fixed pricing across multi-year initial terms. Contract values range from $150,000 to $60 million estimated annual enterprise expenditures for large statewide telecommunications infrastructure; smaller implementations typically award in the $500,000–$5 million range with milestone-based payment structures. Performance bonds, cybersecurity compliance (NIST SP 800-53, TX-RAMP, GovRAMP), and vendor-supported hardware/software integration are standard contractual requirements. Activity remains active across Q4 2026 with multiple October and November proposal deadlines, indicating sustained state and local investment in network modernization and security architecture planning.