UNSPSC 84131606: Unemployment insurance

UNSPSC 84131606 Unemployment insurance is a Commodity code that in recent state and local procurement activity encompasses comprehensive employee benefits brokerage and consulting services for self-insured medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and ancillary coverage. The scope extends beyond unemployment insurance narrowly to include placement and ongoing management of flexible spending accounts, COBRA administration, stop-loss insurance, disease management programs, and related consulting services. Issuing bodies under this code include county governments managing benefits for municipal workforces. The work typically involves retainer-based monthly fees plus hourly rates for special projects, with brokers expected to coordinate across multiple insurance carriers and third-party administrators while maintaining fiduciary responsibility to employee populations.

Greenville County, South Carolina issued RFP 26057 in July 2026 seeking an Insurance Broker of Record and fee-based consultant to manage employee benefits for approximately 2,700 benefit-eligible employees across seven county agencies and retirees, with proposals due January 23, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. The County anticipated award on February 13, 2026, with a contract start date of July 1, 2026, under a one-year initial term with four optional annual renewals. Evaluation criteria weighted responsiveness, experience, cost, financial stability, and references equally at 16.7 percent each, followed by interviews. The solicitation required brokers to carry general liability insurance of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 aggregate, automobile liability of $1,000,000 combined single limit, and statutory worker's compensation coverage, with payment terms of net thirty days. No explicit set-aside designations were identified in the procurement notice.