UNSPSC 81141511: Quality control and quality assurance consultancy services

Quality Control and Quality Assurance (QA/QC) Consultancy provision of management services which support the quality, verification, and assurance requirements of all factors in operational activity.

UNSPSC 81141511 Quality control and quality assurance consultancy services is a Commodity code addressing independent verification, testing, and compliance monitoring that state and local governments procure for construction projects, building systems, infrastructure work, and facility operations. Recent solicitations show state and local agencies buying QA/QC oversight across diverse work streams: materials testing and geotechnical services for building construction and roadway projects; testing, adjusting, and balancing services for HVAC and building commissioning; construction inspection and quality assurance for water and sewer infrastructure; and specialized inspection services for healthcare facility seismic compliance and bus transfer facilities. The issuing bodies span counties (Collin County, Denton County, Pinellas County, Santa Clara County, Sanitation District No. 2-3), cities (Tucson, Augusta, Columbus, San Marcos, Graceville), and state agencies (Texas Workforce Commission, Georgia Department of Transportation). Texas and California generate significant recent activity, with multiple concurrent solicitations in each state for materials testing, geotechnical services, and construction QA/QC. Repeat buyers include Santa Clara County (multiple seismic-compliance hospital projects requiring pre- or post-qualification QA/QC work) and Arizona and Georgia municipalities (roadway and infrastructure projects).

Recent representative opportunities include Collin County's RFQ 2026-263 for Testing, Adjusting and Balancing and Building Commissioning services (qualifications due October 29, 2026), structured as an as-needed contract with one-year initial term and four renewal options; Denton County's materials testing and geotechnical services RFQ (proposals due October 29, 2026) covering materials inspection, laboratory and field testing, and construction quality control across multiple sites; and Georgia Department of Transportation's consultant QA/QC proposal request (August 26, 2026) for independent quality assurance and quality control oversight on three Camden County projects. Santa Clara County has issued multiple prequalification rounds for construction QA/QC services on hospital seismic-compliance projects (O'Connor Hospital, Saint Louise Regional Hospital, SCVMC Building complexes) with qualifications due in August and September 2026. The geographic spread is concentrated in California, Texas, Arizona, and Georgia, with scattered activity in Florida and other states. The code shows steady mid-market activity—most opportunities are on-call or multi-year professional services contracts with qualifications-based selection, modest insurance and licensure thresholds, and unit-price or task-assignment compensation structures rather than large fixed-price awards.