UNSPSC 90111803: Suite

UNSPSC 90111803 Suite, a Commodity code, encompasses venue rental and hospitality services for conferences, meetings, trainings, and special events that state and local governments procure at the working level—ballrooms and breakout rooms for 50 to 800+ attendees, lodging blocks at government per diem rates, catering and audio-visual support, and ancillary services such as parking and Wi-Fi. The recent solicitations show state agencies, workforce commissions, universities, counties, transit authorities, and special-purpose districts actively competing for this work across multiple concurrent opportunities, with no dominant repeat buyer emerging from the posting cadence alone.

Texas leads recent activity by volume and geography, with the Texas Workforce Commission posting multiple RFPs for 2027 conferences (Apprenticeship, Rising Star Early Educator, Workforce Forum) across Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, San Antonio, and other metro areas, and the Texas Veterans Commission issuing a series of venue solicitations for annual conferences and symposiums targeting similar geographies. Illinois appears second in activity, with the State Chief Procurement Office and specialty boards (Law Enforcement Training & Standards Board) soliciting Chicago-area venue services for state conferences. Florida, Ohio, Oregon, Georgia, and other states show lighter but active participation. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Workforce Commission RFP 3202700013 for the 2027 Apprenticeship Texas Conference (proposals due July 20, 2026, for venues in ten Texas cities), the Texas Veterans Commission RFP for the 2027 Annual Conference (proposals due August 26, 2026, seeking 2,090 room nights and comprehensive meeting facilities in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, Houston, San Antonio, or other preferred Texas locations), the Illinois Chief Procurement Office RFP 27444DHSFAMCOB53352 for the Illinois Conference on Volunteerism & Administration in Chicago (proposals due July 22, 2026), and the Florida Virtual School RFP for its Annual Professional Learning Conference events through 2031 (proposals due June 3, 2026, seeking 3,800+ attendee capacity across three-day conferences in Orange, Osceola, or Seminole counties or elsewhere in Florida). Evaluation typically emphasizes cost (25–45 percent weighting), facility capability and compliance with technical requirements (20–45 percent), and past performance and experience (5–15 percent); state per diem rate caps are standard, and many solicitations encourage value-add concessions such as complimentary Wi-Fi, parking discounts, or room-night waivers to strengthen proposals.