UNSPSC 93142102: Economic cooperation services

UNSPSC 93142102 Economic cooperation services is a Commodity code capturing planning, strategic analysis, and market-assessment work that state and local governments commission to guide mixed-use development, community revitalization, affordable housing, and economic opportunity across city- and county-owned sites. Recent solicitations show municipalities and counties buying master planning studies, livable-center corridor analyses, economic impact assessments, nexus studies for development fees, and strategic visioning work that inform site readiness, zoning reform, and public-private partnership structuring.

Issuing bodies include cities (Ocala, New Haven, Bridgeport, Dallas, Santa Cruz, Atlanta, Statesboro, New Smyrna Beach), counties (Collier, DeKalb, Hillsborough, Sacramento, San Mateo), transit councils (H-GAC), and urban renewal agencies (Bend), with repeat activity concentrated in Florida municipalities pursuing affordable housing and redevelopment strategy. The mix reflects both small cities undertaking their first comprehensive economic plans and larger jurisdictions updating outdated master plans or implementing Livable Centers Initiative grants. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Ocala's multiple simultaneous ITNs for affordable housing development on subdivisions (ITN GRM/260682 through GRM/260685, proposals due August 26, 2026), the Utilities Commission City of New Smyrna Beach's RFP 15-26 for Western Utility Complex planning and entitlement services (proposals due July 16, 2026), DeKalb County's RFP for the Candler Road/Flat Shoals Parkway LCI Master Plan update (proposals due October 30, 2026), and San Mateo County's RFP for its first Economic Development Strategic Plan (proposals due August 24, 2026). Geographic concentration is strongest in Florida, Georgia, and California, with broader activity across the Southwest, New England, and Pacific Northwest. Work is typically structured as ITN (Invitation to Negotiate) or RFP with fixed fees or negotiated pricing after proposal evaluation, often involving federal compliance triggers (Davis-Bacon wage standards for federal transportation grants, HUD HOME program rules, Section 3 employment benchmarks) and community engagement components. Procurement timelines commonly run 60 to 120 days from posting to response, with City of Ocala representing a notable outlier cluster of closely sequenced affordable-housing development solicitations posted simultaneously in September 2026.