UNSPSC 90111500: Hotels and motels and inns

UNSPSC 90111500 Hotels and motels and inns, a Class code, covers state and local government procurement of hotel rooms, meeting space, catering, and lodging services for conferences, training events, staff meetings, and special events. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers using this code to secure venues for multiday conferences ranging from 45 to 900 attendees, often bundling sleeping rooms at government per diem rates with breakout rooms, audio-visual support, and meal service. Issuing bodies include state departments (Minnesota DNR, Texas Workforce Commission, Texas Veterans Commission, Texas Parks and Wildlife, Texas Department of Banking, Texas Health and Human Services, Florida Department of Elder Affairs, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation), city and county governments (Louisville Metro, Orange County Florida, Cuyahoga County Ohio, Sarasota County, City of Fort Worth), independent state authorities (Stone Mountain Memorial Association, Jekyll Island Authority), and university systems (Florida Virtual School, Texas Southern University). Minnesota DNR has posted multiple bids for small lodging and facility packages in the past two months; Texas Workforce Commission and Texas Veterans Commission have issued at least six RFPs for conference venues across different state regions and attendance scales; and Florida, Texas, and California are the most active geographic markets for recent opportunities.

Representative recent solicitations include the Texas Veterans Commission's Request for Proposal 40320271801001 for the 2027 Veterans Employment Services Training Symposium, due July 30, 2026, seeking approximately 660 room nights, nine meeting rooms, audio-visual equipment, and parking in preferred Texas metros (Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, Austin, San Antonio, Galveston, Corpus Christi, Bryan/College Station) for 165 attendees over five days; the Texas Workforce Commission's RFP 3202700013 for the 2027 Apprenticeship Texas Conference, due July 20, 2026, requiring a two-and-one-half-day venue with 350-person general session, four 125-person breakout rooms, 200 attendee rooms for two nights, and full catering at one of ten specified Texas locations; the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources' multiple bids for single-occupancy lodging and catering in Northeast Minnesota (solicitation 37367 for LAM All-Staff Meeting, due July 16, 2026) and smaller regional events (solicitations 37341, 37380, 37394 for Redwood Falls, Cloquet, and Grand Rapids facilities, due July 9, 16, and 22, 2026 respectively); the Illinois Chief Procurement Office's solicitation 27444DHSFAMCOB53352 for the Illinois Conference on Volunteerism & Administration in Chicago, due July 22, 2026, requiring a 200-person venue with breakout rooms and full catering; and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation's IFB C5613379-D for staff lodging services supporting Pelican Bay State Prison, due July 31, 2026, with contract performance in Eureka and Redding through June 2030. Pricing expectations vary by event size and location, with historical compensation for similar Texas Workforce Commission contracts ranging from $25,000 to $750,000 per fiscal year depending on attendance and scope, and most state and local buyers requiring firm pricing, compliance with government per diem rates, waiver of deposits and attrition penalties, and direct billing to a master account.