UNSPSC 91111700: Consumer buying and bartering services

UNSPSC 91111700 Consumer buying and bartering services is a Class code that encompasses short-term, family-centered interventions and supportive services purchased by state and local human services agencies to strengthen families, reduce child maltreatment, and support vulnerable populations through evidence-based program delivery. Recent state and local solicitations under this code reflect a shift in scope: while the nominal taxonomy describes consumer buying arrangements, actual procurement activity centers on contracted family support, prevention, transition, and caregiver services delivered directly to at-risk children, parents, and families navigating child welfare, probation, and family services systems.

Issuing bodies are primarily county departments of child and family services (Los Angeles County DCFS; Clackamas County Juvenile Department), state human services and health departments (Michigan DHHS; Washington DCYF; Maine Department of Health; Santa Clara Behavioral Health Services), and municipal social services offices (City of Santa Monica; City of Wichita; Louisville Metro Government; Los Alamos County). Los Angeles County DCFS appears as a repeat high-volume buyer, posting multiple opportunities for family-centered services including Partnerships for Families, Caregiver and Youth Support, Family Time Centers, Incarcerated Parents Services, and Prevention and Aftercare contracts. Geographic activity concentrates in California (Los Angeles County, Santa Clara County, City of Santa Monica), Michigan (statewide across Alcona, Iosco, Livingston, Ottawa, Kalamazoo, Washtenaw, Wayne, Ingham, and Macomb counties), and Washington State, with additional activity in Florida, Maine, Kansas, and New Mexico. Representative recent opportunities include the County of Los Angeles DCFS RFP #25-0047 for Partnerships for Families services (ten contracts, proposals due December 18, 2026); the City of Santa Monica Human Services Grants Program RFP 489 (four-year grants, proposals due December 14, 2026); the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services RFP 26-2694 for Family Assistance Program services in Alcona-Iosco counties (proposals due October 26, 2026); the Washington State DCYF Adolescent Transitional Living Program RFP for Region 6 (single rate-based contract, responses due August 20, 2026); and the Clackamas County Juvenile Department RFP 2026-58 for Community Monitoring Program services (estimated budget $1,038,000, proposals due August 20, 2026).