UNSPSC 93121704: Secretariat services

UNSPSC 93121704 Secretariat services (Commodity) covers lobbying, advocacy, and strategic government relations consulting that state and local governments deploy to advance interests before legislatures, executive agencies, and administrative bodies. Recent state and local opportunities show demand for state-level legislative lobbying, federal advocacy representation, comprehensive government relations strategy, and facilitation services spanning political engagement, stakeholder coordination, and policy analysis. State and local issuing bodies active under this code include cities (Rio Rancho, Gallup, Charlotte, Waco, Garden City, Olathe, Brownsville, Bend), counties (Escambia, Cobb, Bartow, DeKalb, Los Angeles, San Mateo, Ventura, Fairfax), transit authorities (Orange County Transportation Authority, Great Lakes Water Authority), and specialized districts (Harris County Housing and Community Development). Representative recent opportunities include the City of Gallup's solicitation for federal lobbying services (RFP 2026202701, due August 6, 2026) seeking a registered lobbyist with five years' municipal experience and capability on infrastructure and water rights; the City of Charlotte's concurrent state and federal lobbying RFPs (due July 31, 2026) covering aviation, economic development, transportation, and public safety priorities; and the Orange County Transportation Authority's state legislative advocacy RFP (RFP 250342, due July 22, 2026, with funding of $456,000 over two years) requiring Sacramento-based representation and monthly reporting. A subset of recent opportunities labeled under this code diverges materially—the Washington State Department of Commerce's strategic plan development, Invest Atlanta's Tax Allocation District redevelopment planning, and San Mateo County's ethics commission development all represent consulting and strategic planning services rather than lobbying or government relations work.

Activity concentrates in California (Orange County Transportation Authority, San Mateo County, City of Olathe), Texas (City of Waco, City of Charlotte, Houston City College, State of Texas / SECO), Florida (Escambia County, Pinellas County, City of Apopka), and Georgia (Cobb County, Bartow County, City of Garden City, DeKalb County, Invest Atlanta, City of Fayetteville) with secondary activity in New Mexico (City of Rio Rancho, City of Gallup), Illinois, Washington, Kansas, and Michigan. Issuing bodies range from municipal governments with narrowly scoped state advocacy needs (Rio Rancho, Gallup, Waco, Garden City) to large transit and water authorities and county governments seeking multi-year retainer relationships. Contract structures span fixed monthly retainers or annual fees with hourly add-ons for state-level representation (typical three-to-five year terms with renewal options), time-and-expense consulting for grant development and program management, and on-call facilitation. Eligibility commonly requires active state lobbying registration or certification, demonstrated relationships with state and federal legislators and agency officials, and prior experience representing similarly situated municipal or public clients. Set-asides and local-business preferences appear in a minority of recent opportunities (San Mateo County Procurement Preference Ordinance, Washington small business and DVBE incentives, city-resident and minority-business preferences in Gallup and elsewhere) but are not universal. Performance typically emphasizes legislative monitoring and bill tracking, strategic advocacy on specified priority areas, monthly or bi-weekly activity reporting, and relationship maintenance with legislative and executive officials; contract values range from under $100,000 annually for smaller municipalities to $456,000 over two years (OCTA) or up to $1.368 million over six years if renewal options exercise.