UNSPSC 86101706: Health assistance vocational training services

UNSPSC 86101706 Health assistance vocational training services (Commodity) encompasses direct job-readiness instruction, skills training, and career-transition support delivered to vulnerable populations—including students in secondary and higher-education settings, justice-involved individuals, individuals with disabilities, and workforce-development participants—by state and local education agencies, workforce boards, behavioral health departments, corrections authorities, and school districts. Recent solicitations reveal a working market spanning academic enrichment and mentorship for K–12 students, commercial driver's license (CDL) training programs, sign language interpreter certification preparation, diabetes self-management education, orientation and mobility services for blind and visually impaired individuals, job-readiness workshops for opportunity youth, and specialized behavioral coaching in detention settings. The mix of issuing bodies reflects broad geographic and sector dispersion: state workforce commissions (Texas, Wisconsin, Illinois, Utah), independent school districts (Stockton, Katy, Collin County, Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City, Pinellas County), county behavioral health and probation departments (Tuolumne, Orange, Pinal), transit and municipal authorities (Atlanta Beltline, City of Detroit, City of St. Petersburg), and regional workforce development boards (Workforce Solutions Borderplex, West Central Works, Palm Beach County).

Recent opportunities show particular strength in Texas and California, with substantial activity also in Wisconsin, Illinois, Florida, and Arizona. The Texas Workforce Commission has issued multiple open-enrollment solicitations for orientation and mobility services (RFP 3202600155), diabetes self-management education (RFP 3202600156), short-duration training for vocational rehabilitation customers (RFP 3202600171), and independent living services for older individuals who are blind (RFP 3202600157), all with rolling enrollment through November 2026 and fixed hourly compensation ($75–$117 per hour depending on service type). Stockton Unified School District is requesting proposals for academic, extracurricular, and emotional support services (RFP 262702, due August 4, 2026) emphasizing culturally responsive programming for at-risk students; Collin County Community College District seeks CDL training vendors for a five-year term beginning September 2026 (RFP FY2026RFP057, due May 19, 2026); Katy Independent School District is procuring educational interpreting services (RFP 2519YT, due August 3, 2026). The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued a competitive bid for sign-language interpreter training (IFB HHS0017073, originally due March 25, 2026), and the State of Utah Department of Health and Human Services is soliciting chronic disease prevention training partnerships through a five-year RFSQ (MK26-21, due April 1, 2026) with an annual budget of $130,000. Palm Beach County is maintaining a term-contract pre-qualification vehicle for vocational training services (RPQ F25-015/DJ) with Davis-Bacon prevailing wage compliance and 5 percent local preference. These opportunities range from open-enrollment, rolling-application models (permitting year-round vendor entry) to fixed-deadline competitive procurements, and from fixed hourly rates to cost-reimbursement and firm fixed-fee arrangements. Set-asides and preferences vary by jurisdiction but commonly include small-business enterprise (SBE), minority business enterprise (MBE), and service-disabled veteran (DVB) designations in Texas and California; no uniform federal set-aside framework applies across the code, leaving business-development strategy heavily dependent on state and local preference ordinances.