UNSPSC 93131703: Research programs

UNSPSC 93131703 Research programs is a Commodity code capturing state and local procurements for public education, community engagement, and stakeholder assessment initiatives grounded in research-driven strategy and behavior-change messaging. The code encompasses a broad mix of issuing bodies—city departments, county health and probation offices, school districts, transit authorities, and state health and commerce agencies—soliciting consulting and program delivery services for environmental stewardship, public health communication, violence reduction, energy resilience, community planning, and similar research-informed interventions. Recent opportunities span education and environmental cleanup campaigns (City of Austin, RFP 1500 RGW3015, due November 3, 2026), compliance assistance outreach (Washington Department of Commerce, Solicitation 51401002, due November 2, 2026), transit safety awareness programs (Orange County Transportation Authority, RFP 260504, due September 22, 2026), recidivism reduction for system-involved youth (Orange County Probation, RFP 0573105004MM, due October 27, 2026), and community health assessment engagement (San Mateo County Health, 2026RFPINFORMAL00585, due August 7, 2026). The work typically requires specialized expertise in facilitation, social marketing, data analysis, stakeholder engagement across priority populations, and multilingual or culturally competent service delivery.

Recent activity concentrates in California (Orange County, San Mateo County), Washington State (Department of Commerce procurement with Tier 2 building owners in rural counties), Georgia (DeKalb County School District community engagement facilitation, RFP 27-810 and RFP 26-737), and Texas (Dallas County recycling education). Issuers are pursuing both single and multiple awards; contract values where stated range from under $150,000 to over $1,000,000 across full terms, with performance periods typically 12 months through June 2027 or beyond with renewal options. Many solicitations explicitly encourage or require Disadvantaged Business Enterprise, Small Business Enterprise, Minority-Owned Business Enterprise, Women-Owned Business Enterprise, or Veteran-Owned Business participation, and several apply local-vendor preferences. Procurement vehicles include competitive RFPs, RFQs, and RFQ/quotation hybrids with mandatory pre-proposal conferences and substantial Q&A cycles; evaluation typically weights technical approach and relevant experience heavily (50–70 percent) over cost (10–25 percent). Staffing qualifications, reference requirements, and insurance mandates (often $1–2 million liability coverage) are standard.