NIGP 65987: Unions

NIGP 65987 Unions, an Item code, captures labor and workforce development services that state and local governments procure to support construction trades recruitment, training, and employment pipeline initiatives. Recent solicitations show state and local bodies buying comprehensive workforce development program administration, including participant recruitment and assessment, construction trades instruction and credentialing, job placement coordination, and compliance with Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) performance targets. The issuing bodies under this code include workforce development boards and county transportation agencies. The Greater Louisville Workforce Development Board (KentuckianaWorks) is a standout repeat buyer of construction trades pipeline services; procurement activity also extends into county-level infrastructure and transportation procurement when construction labor alignment is part of project scope.

Geographic spread spans Kentucky and California in the most recent opportunities. The Greater Louisville Workforce Development Board issued RFP 260177 on February 20, 2026, seeking a Construction Trade Pipeline Program Service Provider to recruit 240 participants, assess 125 individuals, complete 80 training courses with minimum 50 percent minority and 20 percent women representation, and place 64 participants in construction trades employment across seven Kentucky counties—Bullitt, Henry, Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby, Spencer, and Trimble—with proposals due March 20, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. EDT through the Bonfire Hub portal, annual funding of $450,000 per year from WIOA sources, and contract commencement July 1, 2026. Santa Clara County issued ITB ITBRDAFY260694 on April 29, 2026, for the Central Expressway Pavement Rehabilitation Project between Bowers Avenue and Scott Boulevard, with bids due by 2:00 p.m. on May 21, 2026, requiring 142 working days for completion and encompassing pavement rehabilitation, curb and sidewalk work, ADA access improvements, traffic signal modifications, and bioretention basin installation. The Louisville opportunity includes 5 percent preferential scoring for minimum wage and local vendor designations, MBE, FBE, and HBE diversity targets of 15 percent, 5 percent, and 0.5 percent respectively, and mandatory ban-the-box compliance.