UNSPSC 82111900: News and publicity services

UNSPSC 82111900 News and publicity services is a Class code encompassing public relations, communications strategy, media outreach, and campaign development services that state and local governments procure to build public awareness, manage stakeholder engagement, and communicate agency missions and programs. Recent solicitations show municipalities, transit authorities, community colleges, school districts, and specialized state agencies are hiring for media relations, crisis communications, social media strategy, event coordination, multilingual outreach, and branded campaign development. The issuing bodies span a diverse mix: transit authorities (Orange County Transportation Authority, South Florida Regional Transportation Authority), county governments (San Mateo County, Broward County, Pulaski County), cities (Orlando, Huntsville, Columbus), school districts (DeKalb County School District), a community college (Rockland Community College), state agencies (Illinois Law Enforcement Training & Standards Board, Washington Department of Commerce, Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management), and special-purpose districts (Great Lakes Water Authority, Eastern Regional Tourism District). Transit agencies and transportation-focused entities appear as repeat buyers, soliciting safety awareness campaigns, corridor outreach, and ridership-growth marketing.

Geographic activity spans Florida, California, Illinois, Rhode Island, Washington, Texas, Connecticut, Michigan, Georgia, and Arkansas, with particularly dense recent activity in Florida (Broward, Orange County, Space Coast Area Transit) and California (San Mateo County, DTSC). Representative recent opportunities include the Orange County Transportation Authority requesting an OC Streetcar safety awareness and public education program consultant due September 22, 2026 (RFP 260504, fully burdened hourly rates, $200,000 initial-term budget through FTA funding); Space Coast Area Transit soliciting comprehensive marketing and communications services to drive ridership growth across Brevard County due August 21, 2026 (RFP P22605, five-year contract with media and production charges); the City of Orlando procuring transportation engineering and planning services with supplemental public outreach and coordination due November 5, 2026 (RQS270008, qualification-statement format, Davis-Bacon and federal civil-rights compliance required); and Broward County issuing an RFI on public relations support for environmental infrastructure projects (sand bypass and port deepening), with notice of intent to sole-source to Emily Lock Consulting, responses due September 30, 2026. Illinois, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and Washington all posted professional services opportunities in marketing, public relations, videography, and photography with phased evaluation and multiple-award structures. Activity is current through October 2026, with response deadlines concentrated in August through November 2026.