UNSPSC 93101600: Political officials

UNSPSC 93101600 Political officials is a Class code under which state and local governments procure legislative advocacy, lobbying, and related governmental affairs consulting services. The code covers both state and federal legislative representation, grant identification and appropriations assistance, strategic legislative planning, regulatory monitoring, and policy advisory work. Recent state and local solicitations show cities, counties, and special authorities actively engaging registered lobbyists and governmental affairs consultants to represent their interests before state legislatures, Congress, federal agencies, and state executive branches on a broad portfolio of municipal priorities including transportation, economic development, infrastructure, housing, utilities, and emergency services.

The issuing-body mix spans municipalities (cities of Rio Rancho, Gallup, Charlotte, Waco, and Brownsville; Orange County Transportation Authority; County of Los Angeles Executive Office; Escambia County Board of Commissioners; Fairfax County; Harris County; Great Lakes Water Authority; Houston City College), reflecting a national distribution across Texas, California, Florida, New Mexico, Georgia, Michigan, and other states. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Gallup's federal lobbying RFP (due August 6, 2026) seeking five years of federal appropriations experience with $1 million insurance minimums and a one-year term renewable for three additional years; the Orange County Transportation Authority's state legislative advocacy services RFP (due July 22, 2026) requiring California Secretary of State lobbyist registration and a Sacramento-based office, structured at $456,000 for the initial two-year term with optional renewals through 2032; the City of Charlotte's concurrent state and federal lobbying RFPs (due July 31, 2026) covering aviation, transportation, housing, and utilities with no disclosed values; and the Escambia County state and federal lobbying RFP (due June 29, 2026) requiring three-year terms with two optional renewals and evaluation weighted to qualifications (40%), governmental experience (30%), and technical approach (30%). Geographic activity concentrates in California, Texas, Florida, and New Mexico, with secondary activity in Georgia, Michigan, and the national capitals.