UNSPSC 81151600: Cartography

UNSPSC 81151600 Cartography is a Class code capturing GIS mapping, surveying, and geospatial data services that state and local governments procure to support infrastructure planning, asset management, emergency response, environmental compliance, and capital project delivery. The work spans boundary and topographic surveys, aerial orthophotography and lidar, digital mapping and data integration, environmental sensitivity indexing, utility and facility asset mapping, and enterprise GIS platform administration and support. Issuing bodies soliciting under the code include city procurement offices, county departments of engineering and public works, regional transit and planning authorities, state environmental and conservation agencies, university systems, and special-purpose districts managing water, wastewater, and transportation assets. Recent activity shows a mix of single-project RFPs, on-call professional services agreements, and multi-year continuing-services contracts. The City of Canton, Georgia issued an RFP in July 2026 for comprehensive GIS technical support including ArcGIS Online maintenance, web mapping, server design, and quarterly parcel updates; Collier County, Florida solicited bids in July 2026 for 22 radar-based vehicle count stations with five-year cloud hosting and cellular data service to support traffic engineering; and the Texas Water Development Board requested proposals in June 2026 for mapping and line locates for small rural water utilities with a maximum project cost of $4.75 million.

Geographic concentration is broad across the South (Georgia, Florida, Texas) and Northeast (Massachusetts, Connecticut), with secondary activity in the Midwest and West. Massachusetts appears as a repeat issuer through the Department of Conservation and Recreation and Department of Fish and Game, which have posted multiple boundary survey RFQs for land acquisition and wildlife management areas at fixed project sites. Texas ranks as a significant market, with the Texas State University System, Texas Water Development Board, and Texas General Land Office all active in the past 60 days. The City of St. Petersburg, Florida issued an RFQ on April 14, 2026, for GIS projects on a multi-year continuing basis covering project management, drone photography, remote sensing, 3D laser scanning, BIM services, and enterprise ArcGIS administration, with evaluation weighted heavily toward qualifications and experience (65 points). Forsyth County, Georgia solicited consultant services in April 2026 for comprehensive plan updates with GIS services required; the Broward County Transportation Department on May 29, 2026, sought proposals for Bus Rapid Transit consulting that includes geospatial and mapping components. The Atlanta Regional Commission issued an RFP in April 2026 for a transit on-board survey with estimated budget of $1.6 million, requiring data integration with ActivitySim and STOPS travel demand models. Insurance requirements across recent procurements run $1 million to $5 million in professional liability depending on scope and jurisdiction; many jurisdictions now require E-Verify compliance and SBPP (Small Business Purchasing Program) or DBE outreach documentation. On-call and continuing-services awards typically span three to five years with renewal options, and pricing is often negotiated hourly or unit-rate structures rather than fixed lump-sum amounts.