UNSPSC 84111501: Cost accounting service

Service that provides the activities inherent in cost accounting

UNSPSC 84111501 Cost accounting service, a Commodity code, covers financial analysis, auditing, compliance assessment, and specialized accounting work that state and local governments procure to manage budgets, verify federal grant compliance, prepare financial statements, and oversee complex accounting methodologies such as cost allocation and depreciation studies. Recent solicitations show a mix of external audit services, federal compliance reviews, cost studies, and forensic accounting engagements—work driven by statutory reporting requirements, federal funding flows, and internal control needs rather than commodity acquisition. Issuing bodies include county governments, cities, state agencies, transit authorities, and housing authorities across the United States. Florida appears frequently as a buyer (Seminole County, Department of Financial Services, Okaloosa County, Orange County), along with Texas agencies (Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Facilities Commission, Texas Comptroller), Georgia (DeKalb County, GDOT, Clayton County, McDonough), and scattered activity in Colorado, Arizona, South Carolina, California, and elsewhere. State departments seeking federal grant compliance assessments, cost allocation studies, and recovery audits; counties pursuing annual financial audits and Single Audits; cities contracting forensic audits and internal controls reviews; and specialized authorities (housing, workforce, water) all solicit regularly under this code.

Recent representative solicitations include Seminole County's RFP60460523LAS (September 20, 2023 response date, extended post due) seeking disaster recovery consultant services for FEMA financial recovery including staffing the Documentation Unit and developing recovery policies; the Florida Department of Financial Services RFP17093 (October 19, 2026 response date) procuring multi-state market conduct examination of the National Council on Compensation Insurance with Certified Insurance Examiner requirements; Kissimmee Utility Authority RFP26061SH (October 20, 2026 response date, lump-sum depreciation study services for transmission, distribution, and intangible assets); Metrocare Services RFQ 20260802 (August 31, 2026 response date, financial and compliance audits under Government Auditing Standards and Uniform Guidance); and the Florida Department of Management Services sole-source procurement SS16956 ($189,000 estimated value, three-year term) for pension administration benchmarking services from CEM Benchmarking, Inc. assessing the Florida Retirement System's 1.2 million members and $212.6 billion in assets. Other current activity spans Boulder County's RFP30426 (September 25, 2026 response, comprehensive five-year county audit contract with Single Audit and PERA Census Audit components), DeKalb County RFP 2026-103 (September 24, 2026 response, three-year overhead and administrative cost allocation plans), and Texas HHSC RFQ HHS0017023 (September 9, 2026 response, recovery audit contractor services for Medicaid improper payments with 23.7% VetHUB subcontracting requirement and contingency fee structure capped at 12.5%). Activity is steady across the country with no strong geographic concentration, though Florida and Texas agencies show frequent demand and the code spans everything from traditional audit services to specialized financial recovery, compliance assessment, and benchmarking work.