UNSPSC 82161504: Set design service

The creation of theatrical, as well as film or television scenery.

UNSPSC 82161504 Set design service, a Commodity code, describes work that state and local governments rarely solicit under this specific designation—the recent opportunities block shows no direct set-design solicitations tagged to this code. Instead, the opportunities describe event production, staging labor, lighting and audio rigging, and mobile stage procurement across cities, counties, school districts, and special-purpose venues. The scope of what is actually being bought diverges significantly from the code name: municipalities and public venues are acquiring comprehensive production services (sound systems, lighting rigs, stage decks, scaffold structures, labor supervision, and technical staffing) for community events, ceremonies, concerts, and civic celebrations, often bundled as integrated packages rather than isolated design work.

Activity appears concentrated in Florida and Georgia, with secondary recent solicitations in Texas, Connecticut, Missouri, and Arizona. The City of Stockbridge, Georgia has posted multiple on-call planning-services RFPs (due June 17, 2026, and May 26, 2026) that include urban design and place-making studies but are classified as planning rather than set design. The County of Volusia, Florida issued an ITB for exclusive rigging services at the Ocean Center (due April 8, 2026), covering motor hoists, truss systems, rigging hardware, and specialized rigging labor. Jackson County, Missouri solicited stage, sound, and lighting services for Christmas in the Sky (due May 19, 2026, with budget up to $20,000). The University of Texas at Austin posted two commencement staging RFPs (due March 6 and March 10, 2026) for stage decks, scaffold structures, and labor. The City of New Haven Parks Department issued an RFP for a mobile stage trailer (due May 4, 2026, ARPA-funded). The City of Norwalk, Connecticut sought production services for a summer concert series (due February 26, 2026). The Georgia World Congress Center Authority awarded production services to Crew One Productions for the FIFA Fan Festival (RFP posted February 24, 2026). This code shows limited direct activity; opportunities tagged to it describe production and rigging services, not pure design work, and the recent window suggests episodic municipal and venue demand rather than sustained procurement flow.