UNSPSC 93121603: Political cooperation services

UNSPSC 93121603 Political cooperation services is a Commodity code that spans state and local procurement of legislative advocacy, government relations consulting, and policy coordination work — services that help state agencies, local governments, and public entities advance interests before elected bodies, agencies, and policymakers at federal, state, and regional levels. Recent solicitations show this code captures lobbying and advocacy support, strategic planning and facilitation services for elected officials, grant administration and compliance consulting, and multi-disciplinary organizational strategy and efficiency assessments, with scope often overlapping organizational management and financial advisory work.

The mix of issuing bodies is diverse: city governments (Temple, Gallup, Phoenix, Ocala, Wheat Ridge, Wichita, Detroit, Urbana, Douglasville, McDonough, Casselberry, Fayetteville, Augusta, Richardson, Cooper City, Palo Alto, Atlanta); counties (Pinellas, Boulder, Seminole, Whitfield, Orange, Los Angeles Superior Court, Bernalillo, San Mateo, Kissimmee Utility Authority, West Basin Municipal Water District); state departments (Georgia Department of Transportation, Washington State Department of Commerce, Michigan Department of Technology, California, Texas, Illinois, Washington Student Achievement Council, Washington Blueberry Commission); transit authorities (Orange County Transportation Authority); water districts; community colleges; and special-purpose districts. Geographic activity spans Florida (multiple utilities and municipalities), Georgia (Whitfield, Fayetteville, Douglasville, McDonough, Augusta, GDOT), California (multiple water districts, Palo Alto, San Mateo, Cooper City), Texas (Temple, Gallup region activities), Washington (state agencies), and scattered activity in Colorado, Michigan, Illinois, Mississippi, Arizona, Kentucky, and New Mexico. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Gallup, New Mexico issuing RFPs for federal and state lobbyist services (proposals due August 6 and August 20, 2026, via competitive sealed process); Whitfield County Board of Commissioners, Georgia requesting a comprehensive Job Classification and Pay Study with sealed proposals due November 20, 2026 at 2:00 p.m.; the Georgia Department of Transportation issuing a Public Notice of Advertisement on November 16, 2026 for Program Management Services supporting Transportation Alternatives Program and Local Administered Project Program with SOQs due December 16, 2026; and the City of Phoenix Finance Department establishing a Qualified Vendors List for Management Consulting Services on an as-needed basis with sealed offers due November 6, 2026.