UNSPSC 93142103: Technical cooperation services

UNSPSC 93142103 Technical cooperation services (Commodity) encompasses planning, strategy, and policy development work that state and local governments are actively procuring—master plan updates, corridor studies, development feasibility analyses, regulatory modernization, and needs assessments that support infrastructure, land use, and service delivery decisions. The code spans a wide issuing-body mix: city planning and economic development departments, county boards of commissioners, special-purpose districts (transit authorities, urban renewal agencies), and state executive departments. Recent activity shows repeat buyers including the City of Atlanta (community forestry and urban tree planning), the City of Ocala (development and affordable housing feasibility), Pasco County in Florida (park design and general planning services), and the Nevada Division of Outdoor Recreation (safety and recreation planning). Solicitation types run to RFP and RFQ formats; Dallas issued a qualification statement notice for pre-development services on an emergency communications facility, Atlanta issued SOQs and IFBs for community forestry work, and Sarasota County and the City of Sarasota each sought master plan updates via RFP.

Geographic activity clusters in Florida (Hillsborough, Pasco, Sarasota, Marion Counties and the cities of Ocala, Sarasota, Bridgeport, and Doral), Georgia (Atlanta, Gwinnett County, Flowery Branch, Fulton County through Atlanta Beltline Inc.), and scattered single solicitations in Texas (Dallas, Brownsville, Waco), Oregon (Bend Urban Renewal Agency, State of Oregon Department of Administrative Services), Nevada (Division of Outdoor Recreation), Connecticut (City of Bridgeport), and Washington (Department of Commerce). Typical recent work includes the City of Atlanta's community-based forestry services solicitation (SOQ/GS/DPR/2605-1260218, due June 17, 2026) for tree planting, maintenance, and volunteer education; Sarasota County's Downtown Master Plan update RFP (due June 23, 2026); the City of Dallas pre-development and development services solicitation for a 911 Emergency Communications Center (RFQ, due August 7, 2026); and Atlanta Beltline Inc.'s Subarea 7 Master Plan update RFP (due April 17, 2026 at $165,000). Evaluation weight typically emphasizes project understanding and technical approach, team qualifications and experience, and community engagement capability, with cost treated as secondary. Set-asides for disadvantaged business enterprises appear in some jurisdictions—Atlanta Beltline Inc. targets 30 percent DBE participation—but are not universal across the code. Work is predominantly fixed-fee or not-to-exceed contracts, with contract terms ranging from six months to multi-year master agreements with annual renewals.