UNSPSC 86101701: Communications vocational training services

UNSPSC 86101701 Communications vocational training services (Commodity) encompasses speech-language pathology staffing, educational interpreting, driver education and CDL training, reentry job readiness, diabetes self-management education, and related workforce-development services for students and justice-involved or disabled populations seeking employment or skill advancement. School districts dominate the issuing bodies, with Florida and Texas school districts and state workforce agencies posting the majority of recent activity; supplementary solicitations come from county sheriffs, city transit authorities, higher education institutions, and specialized workforce-development programs operated by state human-services departments. Hillsborough County Public Schools in Florida recently sought approximately 100 speech-language pathologists and 2 assistants through RFP 24127-RFP-DST (proposals due March 23, 2026, at $11.6 million estimated annual budget, 35 percent weighted to scope and specifications, 25 percent qualifications, 40 percent cost), while Katy Independent School District in Texas has issued multiple RFPs for districtwide staff development and materials spanning PreK-12 face-to-face training, webinars, conferences, training-of-trainers, consultation, and on-the-job coaching across literacy, math, science, special education, English learners, and instructional technology (RFP 2335AB-E responses due October 16, 2026). Collin County Community College sought CDL training via RFP FY2026-RFP-057 (proposals due September 1, 2026) requiring turnkey instruction, behind-the-wheel training, testing, and vehicle fleet maintenance across a five-year term. The Texas Workforce Commission has posted rolling open enrollments for diabetes self-management education, orientation and mobility services, independent living services, short-duration training events, employment assessments, assistive technology services, and Project SEARCH transition-to-work programs for vocational rehabilitation customers, with fixed fee schedules and statewide county-group coverage.

Geographic concentration centers on Texas (TWC open enrollments covering all 254 counties) and Florida school districts (Hillsborough, Pinellas, Katy), with secondary activity across Illinois, Wisconsin, Maryland, Arkansas, Georgia, and California. Pinellas County Schools in Florida solicited STEAM enrichment services for private schools (RFP 25JB082, proposals due February 16, 2026, approximately $1 million over two years, 25 points firm experience, 35 points scope responsiveness, 20 points personnel, 20 points cost). San Mateo County in California issued RFP 660002526245 for e-learning course authoring and development (responses due May 28, 2026) targeting healthcare training. Clark County, Nevada sought classroom teachers for deaf and hard of hearing students (RFP 27005VEF, proposals due July 2, 2026). The code shows sustained activity across K-12 special education, adult workforce retraining, and corrections reentry, with pricing typically firm through initial contract terms and set-asides varying by issuing body (IDEA and Title I funding dominate school district procurements; federal compliance and Davis-Bacon prevailing wage apply in community college CDL programs; Texas business preferences apply to TWC open enrollments).