NIGP 95239: Employment Generating Activities

NIGP 95239 Employment Generating Activities, an Item code, encompasses job placement, training coordination, subsidized employment programs, workforce development partnerships, and employment support services that state and local governments purchase to connect unemployed and underemployed residents to paid work. Recent solicitations show state and local entities contracting for CalWORKs welfare-to-work employment services, WIOA-funded career coaching and job readiness programs, refugee employment and pre-employment training, supported employment for people with disabilities, subsidized wage reimbursement for employers hiring public-assistance participants, and specialized employment services for targeted populations including youth, ex-offenders, and commercially sexually exploited children. The mix of issuing bodies spans workforce development boards (Workforce Solutions Borderplex, Workforce Development Board of Rockland County), county social services and human services departments (Orange County California, Solano County, Bernalillo County), state departments of human services and vocational rehabilitation (Oregon, Colorado, Massachusetts, District of Columbia, Nevada), independent school districts (Dallas, San Antonio), cities (Santa Monica, Temple, Bridgeport, Orlando), and specialized agencies (Florida Department of Transportation for bridge-maintenance employment services). Counties and municipalities dominate the recent activity, with California counties (Orange, Solano) and Texas jurisdictions (Workforce Solutions Borderplex, Dallas ISD, San Antonio ISD) appearing most frequently.

Recent opportunities include the County of Orange's $18 million three-year Employment Services contract for CalWORKs welfare-to-work participants (Job Search and Readiness, Subsidized Employment, and Vocational Training), with proposals due October 13, 2026 under RFP 063-3078302-LY; the Oregon Department of Human Services' two-area Refugee Employment and Pre-Employment Training Services procurement offering up to $3 million for Area 1 (Portland-Metro) and $400,000 for Area 2 (Salem-Corvallis-Eugene), with proposals due July 16, 2026 under RFP S1000000016969; the State of Nevada's statewide direct client services RFQ encompassing behavioral and community-based services, medical and related services, and job development services, with rolling quarterly enrollment through May 2029 following the October 16, 2026 initial submission deadline; and the Colorado Department of Human Services' Employment First program targeting SNAP clients statewide, with proposals due May 26, 2026. Geographically, recent activity concentrates in California (Orange, Solano counties), Colorado, Oregon, Texas, Nevada, Massachusetts, Florida, and the District of Columbia. The code sees steady multi-year contract awards typically ranging from $250,000 to $18 million, with federal funding through WIOA, SNAP E&T, Office of Refugee Resettlement, and CalWORKs programs dominating. Set-asides and preferences vary by issuer—California emphasizes local small business and DVBE certifications, Oregon requires disadvantaged business inclusion plans, and Texas encourages small business enterprise participation—but are not universal across all jurisdictions.