NIGP 95260: Job Search Workshop

NIGP 95260 Job Search Workshop, an Item code, covers employment placement and skills training services that state and local governments procure to connect job seekers and disadvantaged workers with employers through structured training, coaching, and subsidized work experience. Recent solicitations show a strong focus on welfare-to-work programs and neighborhood workforce development, with issuing bodies providing tiered wage subsidies, job coaching, and placement support to help clients transition into permanent employment.

County departments, special-purpose development authorities, and state workforce agencies dominate the issuing-body mix. The County of Solano, Department of Health and Social Services, has posted two related RFIs under its Expanded Subsidized Employment (ESE) Program—one posted June 30, 2026, with responses due April 2, 2026, and a second open continuous RFI posted May 11, 2026, with responses accepted through May 19, 2027. Both seek organizations to deliver job training, job coaching, and placement services to CalWORKs clients, with the County providing tiered wage reimbursement ranging from 100 percent in the first three months down to 25 percent in months six and beyond. Atlanta Beltline Inc. posted an RFP on June 29, 2026, for the Beltline Business Talent Access Program (due July 24, 2026), seeking design and delivery of sector-specific employment initiatives and career fairs connecting Beltline neighborhood residents with employer hiring opportunities. Texas issued a preliminary RFI for reentry services (posted June 15, 2026) to gather vendor input on market solutions before formal solicitation. Recent activity concentrates in California and Georgia, with preliminary market-research activity in Texas. Compensation models emphasize tiered subsidies and performance-based reimbursement rather than fixed contract values; organizations must carry professional malpractice and errors-and-omissions insurance, comply with HIPAA and state labor laws, and manage worksite agreements that define job assignments and coaching responsibilities.