UNSPSC 86101716: Shipping vocational training services

UNSPSC 86101716 Shipping vocational training services is a Commodity code encompassing training programs designed to develop workforce readiness and occupational skills across transportation, logistics, and related sectors. State and local governments procure under this code to address specific labor-market needs—whether workforce development agencies establishing job-training infrastructure, school districts expanding career and technical education (CTE) offerings, correctional systems supporting reentry, or specialized public bodies responding to acute staffing shortages. The recent opportunities block shows little activity directly matching the code's nominal scope; instead, most tracked solicitations address academic support, student services, interpreting, behavioral coaching, and STEAM enrichment. Only a narrow subset—Collin County Community College's Commercial Driver's License training, Texas Workforce Commission vocational rehabilitation services (Orientation and Mobility, Diabetes Self-Management Education, Independent Living Services), Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City ISD's CDL training, and Palm Beach County's term contract for vocational training services—align with hands-on occupational or vocational training at the post-secondary or adult workforce level. The mismatch between code name and recent procurement practice suggests this Commodity sits quiet relative to broader state and local training activity.

Issuing bodies posting under or near this code span school districts (Collin County Community College, Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City ISD, Katy ISD), state workforce agencies (Texas Workforce Commission), county governments (Palm Beach County), and specialized authorities (City of Palm Bay for CDL, Illinois Tollway for aerial lift safety). The Texas Workforce Commission dominates recent activity, posting multiple open-enrollment opportunities for vocational rehabilitation support services (O&M, diabetes education, independent living skills) with rolling application deadlines through mid-2026. Collin County Community College and Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City ISD both pursued five-year CDL training contracts with September 2026 start dates. Geographic concentration spans Texas (TWC, multiple ISDs, Palm Beach), California (Stockton USD), Illinois (ISTHA, IDOT), and Florida (Palm Bay, Hillsborough County), with no single state dominating. Representative recent opportunities include Texas Workforce Commission's open enrollment for Orientation and Mobility services (rolling deadline November 24, 2026, $75/hour rate), Collin County Community College's five-year CDL training RFP (due May 19, 2026), and Palm Beach County's term contract for vocational training services (due September 9, 2030, with 5% local preference and Davis-Bacon applicability for federally funded work).