UNSPSC 86101707: Personal care vocational training services

UNSPSC 86101707 Personal care vocational training services (Commodity) covers workforce development, skills training, and employment support services that state and local governments procure to address labor shortages, support individuals transitioning to work, and meet mandated service obligations under federal education and rehabilitation statutes. Recent solicitations show school districts dominating this code's activity, with heavy emphasis on specialized instruction—speech-language pathology staffing, educational interpreting, job skills training for students with disabilities, driver education, and enrichment programming—alongside workforce reentry and transition services from correctional agencies and state vocational rehabilitation divisions.

School districts across Florida, Texas, California, and Georgia are the primary issuing bodies, with Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida), Katy Independent School District (Texas), Collin County Community College District (Texas), and Pinellas County Schools (Florida) posting multiple opportunities. The Hillsborough County Schools RFP 24127-RFP-DST (due March 23, 2026) sought approximately 100 speech-language pathologists and 2 assistants for short and long-term on-as-needed staffing to fulfill IDEA mandates, with an estimated annual budget of $11.6 million and proposals evaluated on specifications (35 points), vendor qualifications (25 points), and cost (40 points). Katy ISD issued multiple RFPs for districtwide staff development and materials addressing PreK-12 instruction across literacy, math, science, social-emotional learning, and special education through face-to-face, online, and coaching modalities (RFP 2335AB-E, due October 16, 2026). Commercial driver's license training appears frequently—Collin County Community College (FY2026RFP065, due September 1, 2026, five-year term beginning November 1, 2026) and the City of Palm Bay (ITB 37ITB26, due May 19, 2026) both sought FMCSA-registered providers offering turnkey CDL instruction with behind-the-wheel training, licensing exams, and job placement support. Texas Workforce Commission and Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued multiple open enrollments and RFIs for vocational training, Project SEARCH internship partnerships, employment services assessments, and reentry programming across all 254 Texas counties. Geographic concentration is heaviest in Texas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, and California; secondary activity appears in Wisconsin, Maryland, and Arizona. Set-asides for small business enterprises, minority-owned businesses, women-owned businesses, and service-disabled veteran-owned businesses appear sporadically but are not universal across this code's activity.