UNSPSC 81141902: Application or technology research and development service

Service to perform research and development of new applications or technologies

UNSPSC 81141902 Application or technology research and development service is a Commodity code used by state and local governments to procure specialized advisory and analytical services spanning project management, organizational assessment, technology implementation oversight, community engagement facilitation, and operational efficiency studies. Recent solicitations show issuing bodies applying this code to work that falls loosely within applied research, strategic planning, and facilitation rather than traditional R&D; the code captures professional services that develop actionable recommendations through structured investigation, stakeholder engagement, and data analysis.

State and local issuing bodies using this code include higher education systems (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Texas State University System, Rockland Community College), county school districts (Columbia County, Polk County, Hutto ISD, Temple ISD), counties (San Mateo, Pinellas, Seminole, Broward, Denton, Galveston, Dorchester), cities (Santa Cruz, Eugene, Arlington, Detroit, Daytona Beach, Gainesville, Atlanta, College Park, St. Petersburg), state agencies (Texas Workforce Commission, Georgia Department of Transportation, Nevada Health Authority, Illinois State Fire Marshal, Connecticut DECD), and special-purpose districts (Eugene Water & Electric Board, Santa Clara County Fire Protection District). Recent activity spans the South (Texas, Georgia, Florida), West Coast (California, Oregon), and Midwest (Illinois, Connecticut). Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board's RFO 7816-CB-20 for managed college and career advising services with a mandatory HUB subcontracting plan, due October 23, 2026; Texas State University's RFQ 754 for operational efficiency review and process redesign across three universities with veteran-owned subcontracting requirements, due October 27, 2026; Columbia County School District's RFP HC-11-20-26A for construction project management services for the Greenbrier High School project, due November 20, 2026; San Mateo County Health's RFP Informal 2027-RFP-Informal-00108 for CHIP/CHA implementation facilitation and governance advisory services capped at $85,000, due October 9, 2026 (with award estimated November 16, 2026); and Georgia Department of Transportation's RFP 484-090826 for Government Estimator contract services on an On-Call IDIQ basis statewide, due September 8, 2026. Solicitation activity is consistently recent, with response dates clustering between September and November 2026, indicating sustained procurement momentum under this commodity code through fall 2026.