UNSPSC 82111804: Written translation services

UNSPSC 82111804 Written translation services is a Commodity code that captures state and local procurement of document translation across languages, including Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Vietnamese, and dozens of others. The code encompasses one-way translation of forms, publications, educational materials, web content, training documents, and specialized materials such as eLearning coursework with post-processing work (narration, captions, animations). Recent solicitations also include tangential services—language proficiency assessment, bilingual mystery shopping, and interpretation—that agencies sometimes tag under the written translation code even when they fall outside the core scope. The issuing bodies include state employment and revenue departments, state departments of early childhood and labor, county governments, school districts (K-12 and higher education), transit authorities, courts, and public health agencies. The states with the most recent activity are Oregon, Colorado, California, Texas, Georgia, Michigan, and Kansas; county and municipal governments in multiple states are also active buyers.

Representative recent opportunities show the actual work: the Oregon Employment Department issued an RFP for Language Proficiency Assessment Services (due July 31, 2026) and a separate RFQ to translate Oregon Careers Magazine into Spanish (due July 15, 2026); the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration is soliciting bids for translation of forms and web content across thirteen languages with desktop publishing and accessibility compliance (due June 30, 2026); the Texas Department of Public Safety is requesting English-to-Spanish translation of driver licensing materials and forms (due March 11, 2026); the Colorado Department of Early Childhood issued multiple Documented Quotes for Spanish and Arabic translation of eLearning modules with Articulate Storyline 360 technical processing (due May 7–8, 2026); and the Austin Independent School District is soliciting translation, interpretation, transcription, and ASL services for multiple languages including indigenous languages such as Mayan (due March 10, 2026). The geographic spread is nationwide, with particularly dense activity in the West (Oregon, Colorado, California), South (Texas, Georgia, Florida), and Midwest (Michigan, Kansas). School districts and state agencies are soliciting regularly; county governments and cities are less frequent users of standalone translation contracts but do procure interpretation bundled with translation.