UNSPSC 93131803: Emergency housing services

UNSPSC 93131803 Emergency housing services is a Commodity code encompassing the operation and staffing of temporary shelter facilities, transitional housing programs, and related supportive services for populations experiencing homelessness, housing instability, substance use disorder, human trafficking, or other acute housing crises. State and local governments procure emergency and overflow shelter beds, cold weather activation services, master leasing and case management programs, outreach coordination, meal provision, security staffing, and wraparound support including mental health services, benefits navigation, legal aid, employment assistance, and life skills training. Recent solicitations show cities, counties, and special-purpose housing authorities issuing RFPs and RFQs to nonprofit organizations, faith-based entities, and qualified service providers to operate these programs on fixed terms (often seasonal or one to three years) with either per-unit reimbursement models, flat stipends based on capacity, or annual grant agreements. Montgomery County, Pennsylvania; the City of Ashland, Oregon; and the County of San Mateo are among issuing bodies appearing multiple times or with substantive recent opportunities in the dataset.

Activity spans the continental United States, with recent solicitations posted from Oregon, Texas, Florida, Maryland, California, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Ashland's October 2026 RFP for a Master Lease agreement to operate the 2200 Ashland Street facility (serving vulnerable populations with eviction prevention, legal aid, outreach, mental and behavioral health services, and mandatory severe weather shelter staffing, proposals due November 24, 2026); Hillsborough County's September 2026 RFQ for FY 2027 Cold Weather Shelter Partnerships (congregate shelters or non-congregate motel voucher programs, with stipends ranging from $5,333 to $16,000 based on capacity and activation nights, total project estimate $250,000); Montgomery County, Pennsylvania's May 2026 RFP for a Master Leasing Program serving single adults with Opioid Use Disorder (minimum 10-unit pilot, proposals due June 4, 2026, funding ceiling $639,572 for one year); and the County of San Mateo's June 2026 RFP for on-call emergency and interim shelter beds with case management for adult human trafficking victim-survivors (minimum two dedicated beds, proposals due June 18, 2026). The City of Phoenix established a five-year qualified vendor list via RFQ in August 2026 for housing property management and supportive services, and the City of Santa Monica is accepting proposals through December 14, 2026 for four-year human services grants addressing community needs including housing and homeless services.