UNSPSC 81141510: Quality control and quality assurance audit and verification services

Quality Control and Quality Assurance (QA/QC) Audit and Verification provision of services for examination, verification, and assurance of procedures, records and activities of a quality system.

UNSPSC 81141510 Quality control and quality assurance audit and verification services, a Commodity-tier code, spans construction inspection, materials testing, and compliance verification work that state and local governments procure to ensure construction quality and regulatory adherence on infrastructure and building projects. Recent opportunities show this code is underutilized in state and local procurement databases; most posted opportunities under it tag construction or inspection work that falls into related but distinct UNSPSC families such as engineering design services, construction management, or general materials testing. The code's nominal scope—standalone QA/QC audit and verification—appears narrower than the breadth of construction inspection and quality assurance services state and local buyers actually pursue.

Recent opportunities posted under this code originate from county water utilities, cities, transit authorities, and school districts across Florida, Georgia, Texas, Arizona, and California. Among the few directly relevant examples, Palm Beach County Water Utilities Department issued IFB IFB720WUD210252 for Golfview Heights of Westgate Water Main Replacement (due July 16, 2026, estimated $7.689 million), which encompasses construction inspection and materials testing for water main installation; Georgia Department of Transportation issued RFQ PE48401RFQ2026000000599 for US 278 Grade Separation CEI services (due August 13, 2026), requiring construction engineering and inspection including materials testing and compliance verification; and City of Tucson issued IFB 260230 for Highway Safety Improvement Program traffic signal improvements (due July 9, 2026, estimated $1 million to $5 million), with provisions for SBE participation and Davis-Bacon compliance. The geographic spread reflects activity in the Southeast (Florida, Georgia) and Southwest (Arizona, Texas, California), with counties and municipalities dominating the buyer mix. The code shows limited procurement velocity relative to its nominal scope, suggesting either that QA/QC audit work is commonly bundled into broader construction services contracts or that state and local agencies use alternative taxonomy classifications for these services.