UNSPSC 81151601: Mapping

UNSPSC 81151601 Mapping is a Commodity code that encompasses geographic information system data capture, processing, and analysis services that state and local governments procure to support asset inventories, infrastructure planning, emergency response, and land records management. Recent solicitations show governments buying street-level imagery and LiDAR data collection, aerial orthophotography with change-detection analysis, utility and facility mapping, GIS platform hosting and integration, surveying design services, and specialized geospatial consulting for planning and environmental compliance. The issuing-body mix spans state departments (Florida DEP, Georgia, Texas), county governments (Ada County, Broward County, Harris County, McLennan County), cities (Detroit, Waco, Salem, Bainbridge, Canton, Casselberry, Decatur, Altamonte Springs, Orlando), transit authorities (South Florida Regional Transportation Authority), university systems (Texas State University System, Albany State University), and special districts (Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District, Upper Floridan Springs Water Quality District). Florida jurisdictions appear frequently as repeat buyers—the City of Casselberry issued two separate RFQs for park planning and stormwater management services; Broward County solicited multiple professional-services contracts; and the Florida DEP posted environmental consulting and professional-services RFQs. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Waco's August 2026 RFP for regional digital orthoimagery acquisition and impervious surface change mapping (proposals due September 25, 2026), Rockland County Highway Department's October 2026 RFP for street-level panoramic imagery, LiDAR, and GIS asset inventory services (proposals due October 29, 2026), and the City of Detroit's August 2026 RFP for a cloud-based GIS platform hosting and engagement service supporting greater than 2,000 users (proposals due August 28, 2026).

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Florida, and Georgia, with secondary presence in Colorado, Oregon, Wisconsin, and California. Florida dominates with city-level and county-level asset-management and infrastructure-planning work; Texas shows strength in municipal GIS platforms and regional transportation planning; Georgia carries work in sidewalk inventories, utility mapping, and fire-services deployment modeling. Representative pricing ranges from $30,000 for Salem's urban heat-island mapping sole source (June 2026) through $90,000 for DeBary's irrigation improvements (April 2015), $464,778–$2.3 million for Detroit's aerial imagery (sole source, October 2026), and up to $50 million for Broward County's biosolids-facility design services (September 2026). Evaluation-weighted procurements emphasize technical qualifications and project approach; many require Florida Professional Engineer licensure or equivalent certifications. Set-asides and local-vendor preferences appear selectively—Broward County mandates 25% County Business Enterprise participation; Ada County, Amarillo, and Broward County apply local-vendor preferences under code sections tied to headquarters location or principal place of business. Cooperative purchasing and on-call task-order structures are common, particularly for surveying and GIS support services. Pre-bid conferences and pre-proposal meetings occur frequently. The code shows steady demand across infrastructure asset management, emergency preparedness, development permitting, and long-range transportation planning.