UNSPSC 84101500: Development assistance

UNSPSC 84101500 Development assistance is a Class code under which state and local governments procure financial advisory services, banking and treasury management, investment portfolio oversight, merchant processing infrastructure, and grant administration support. Recent solicitations show governments using this code to select advisors for debt structuring and capital financing, investment management for pools exceeding $300 million, comprehensive banking services for multi-entity county operations, property management for redevelopment initiatives, and pass-through grant administration. The work spans strategic financial planning, transaction execution, operational cash management, and technical assistance delivery to municipalities and special districts.

Issuing bodies include county boards of commissioners (Pinellas County, Florida; Douglas County, Georgia; Gwinnett County, Georgia), city governments (Milpitas, California; Kingman, Arizona; Hartford, Connecticut), redevelopment authorities (Martin Luther King Corridor Improvement Authority in Jackson, Michigan), state agencies (Texas Comptroller, Massachusetts Department of Public Health), educational institutions (Itawamba Community College, Mississippi; Cobb County School District, Georgia), and health and human services organizations (Integral Care, Texas). Geographic spread is wide, with recent activity in Florida, Georgia, Arizona, California, Michigan, Massachusetts, Texas, and Mississippi. Representative recent opportunities include Pinellas County's RFP 26-0180 for comprehensive banking services to the Board of County Commissioners and Clerk of the Circuit Court (due February 19, 2026); the Martin Luther King Corridor Improvement Authority's property management RFP (due November 2, 2026); Milpitas's RFP for investment advisory services covering a $265.4 million city portfolio and $46 million Section 115 Trust (due September 24, 2026); Douglas County's sealed proposal process for financial advisor services including debt affordability and capital financing (due October 28, 2026); and Gwinnett County's RFP for merchant processing across 53 Merchant ID numbers and 175 terminals processing $278.4 million annually (due July 30, 2026). The code shows consistent activity across multi-year contracts with renewal options, professional liability insurance minimums typically ranging from $1 million to $5 million, and evaluation frameworks emphasizing qualifications, technical capability, implementation methodology, and pricing competitiveness.