UNSPSC 91111700: Consumer buying and bartering services

UNSPSC 91111700 Consumer buying and bartering services is a Class code covering social services, family support, and human services procurement by state and local child welfare, behavioral health, and community services agencies. State and local governments buy prevention and aftercare services for vulnerable families, family preservation and intervention programming, kinship search and engagement, transitional and re-entry services for youth leaving state custody, and caregiver coordination services under this code. The issuing bodies include state departments of health and human services (Michigan, Maine, Washington, South Dakota), county human services and social services divisions (Los Angeles, Monroe, Lenawee, Ottawa, Jackson, Macomb, Wayne Counties in Michigan; Travis County, Texas), and regional mental health and developmental services authorities. Michigan's Department of Health and Human Services appears as the most active repeat buyer, issuing dozens of family preservation, family assistance, and related service RFPs across its counties since late 2025.

Recent activity spans multiple states but concentrates heavily in Michigan, where MDHHS has solicited family preservation in-home services, parenting time visitation support, family assistance programs, families together building solutions, and batterer intervention services across roughly 25 counties through RFPs posted between February and June 2026. The Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services issued RFP #25-0062 (due October 20, 2026) for Prevention and Aftercare services to vulnerable children and families, with a bidders conference scheduled to clarify scope and submission requirements. The State of Maine solicited programs and services for divorcing and separating parents under RFA #202606110 (due July 30, 2026). Washington State Department of Children, Youth & Families posted multiple solicitations including Adolescent Transitional Living Program services in Region 6 (RFQ 26DCYFCW104, due August 20, 2026) and Credible Messengers Transition and Re-Entry Services for youth exiting juvenile rehabilitation (RFP #26-DCYF-OJJ-102, due July 28, 2026). Travis County Healthcare District solicited comprehensive caregiver services including childcare, elder care, and employee backup care (RFP 2607-001, due August 5, 2026). Michigan awards in this space have ranged from $135,000 to $600,000 over three-year terms; evaluation criteria consistently emphasize technical qualifications (125-point scales), demonstrated experience serving vulnerable populations, cultural and trauma-informed competency, and best-value pricing analysis.