UNSPSC 80111613: Temporary manual labor

UNSPSC 80111613 Temporary manual labor, a Commodity code, covers day-labor and short-term staffing placements across administrative, clerical, maintenance, trade, and specialized roles that state and local governments buy to fill operational gaps, seasonal surges, and project-specific needs. Recent solicitations show state agencies, counties, cities, school districts, and special-purpose authorities routinely procuring temporary workers—from asphalt paving crews and election night warehouse staff to substitute teachers, janitorial personnel, and IT support—with pricing structured as hourly rates or percentage markups applied to base wages. The code spans both routine backfill (administrative assistants, data entry) and specialized labor (electricians, SLPs, medical directors), reflecting widespread reliance on contingent workforce providers across jurisdictions. Issuing bodies include Texas state agencies (Department of Agriculture, Health and Human Services, Railroad Commission, Tech University), Florida counties and school districts (Hillsborough, Collier, Orange), Ohio county boards (Cuyahoga), Colorado state purchasing, California health plans and cities, and municipal governments nationwide. Repeat buyers include large school districts (Hillsborough County Public Schools, Collin County Community College District) and state agencies managing multi-department staffing needs through centralized procurement.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Florida, Colorado, California, and Ohio, with significant volume in June–July 2026. Representative solicitations include the Texas Department of Agriculture's RFP 5510000952 for pesticide disposal event staffing (estimated $100,000+, due August 17, 2026), the City of Tampa's ITB 26P00970 for asphalt paving crew labor (approximately 12,000 hours annually, due May 21, 2026), Hillsborough County Public Schools' RFP 26058 for substitute teacher services (estimated $50 million annually, due March 23, 2026), the State of Colorado's RFP-SPCO-26-BS01 for statewide temporary staffing across nine job classifications (429,000 hours annually projected, due May 7, 2026), and City Colleges of Chicago's RFB NG2606 for temporary HR staffing across four service categories (three-year term, due May 14, 2026). Cooperative purchasing vehicles such as NASPO ValuePoint and Texas SMART BUY aggregate multiple state and local agencies into single master-agreement procurements. Evaluation criteria typically weight qualifications and past performance (20–40 percent), pricing or markup reasonableness (30–50 percent), and service delivery capability including response time and replacement guarantees (10–25 percent). Most contracts run one to five years with optional renewals and include mandatory E-Verify, background checks, workers' compensation, commercial liability insurance (typically $1–2 million per occurrence), and compliance with prevailing wage where applicable. Activity remains robust through 2026, with sustained demand across administrative, skilled trade, healthcare, and event-support categories.