UNSPSC 93151517: License or registration fee

Fee paid to register and license property, usually a vehicle

UNSPSC 93151517 License or registration fee is a Commodity code that covers fees charged by state and local agencies for motor vehicle registration, driver licensing, and related title and registration processing services. State and local governments procure this through contracts with third-party operators who manage license offices and vehicle registration operations on behalf of the issuing motor vehicle or revenue department. The work includes processing title transactions, issuing and renewing driver and non-driver licenses, processing motor vehicle and marine registrations, issuing registration validation stickers, and collecting and remitting registration and titling fees to the state. Issuing bodies include state motor vehicle or revenue departments (Missouri Department of Revenue, Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles) and county tax assessor-collectors (Denton County, Texas). The contracts typically structure compensation through transaction-based fees set by state statute, with the private operator bearing all facility, utility, staffing, and equipment costs and assuming operational independence under a blanket purchase agreement or deputy license agreement model.

Recent solicitations show concentrated activity in Missouri and Texas, with secondary activity in Nevada and Rhode Island. The Missouri Department of Revenue posted two RFPs for license office operations—Princeton License Office (RFP due July 9, 2026) and New Madrid License Office (RFP due June 12, 2026)—both seeking five-year blanket purchase agreements with compensation limited to transaction-processing fees defined in Missouri statute and requiring $500,000 to $1,000,000 liability insurance and crime bonds. Denton County, Texas issued RFP #25-2899 for Full-Service Deputy registration and titling services (due April 21, 2026), requiring deputized receivers to process titles and issue validation stickers under Texas Motor Vehicle Dealer Board regulations. The Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles posted an informational RFI (due June 15, 2026) seeking third-party vendors to provide registration renewal installment payment plans integrated with the state's DriveNV portal. A secondary Rhode Island Department of Corrections RFQ (RFQ26006677, due June 24, 2026) sought thermal security validation stickers and registration cards—product-level support rather than office operation—indicating peripheral code tagging unrelated to core license-fee transaction activity.