UNSPSC 86101808: Public sector manpower development services

UNSPSC 86101808 Public sector manpower development services (Commodity) encompasses training delivery, curriculum development, and professional development services state and local governments procure across occupational safety, workforce development, leadership development, and specialized skills training. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers contracting for fall protection competency instruction, de-escalation and crisis intervention training, first aid and CPR certification, special education complaint investigation training, respiratory protection fit-testing, electrical safety courses, emergency management exercise facilitation, and workforce reentry services. The issuing bodies span state departments (Illinois State Board of Education, Michigan DHHS, Texas Department of Public Safety, Oregon Department of Education, Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources), county governments (Los Angeles County Public Works, Hillsborough County, Seminole County), city agencies (Detroit Fire Department, Phoenix Human Services, Orlando Utilities Commission), independent school districts (Katy ISD, Dallas ISD, SCUC ISD, Rockwood School District), and specialized authorities (Events DC, ChildCareGroup, Atlanta Beltline Inc.). Los Angeles County Public Works emerges as a particularly active repeat buyer, posting multiple RFPs for occupational safety training across fall protection, electrical safety, trenching competency, lockout/blockout procedures, and related disciplines. The code sees concentrated recent activity in California, Illinois, Michigan, Texas, Florida, and the District of Columbia, with additional opportunities in Nevada, Wisconsin, Georgia, Missouri, and Oregon.

Representative recent opportunities include the Illinois State Board of Education's IFB 26-586 for complaint investigator training ($125,000 annually, SBE set-aside, due August 10, 2026), Los Angeles County Public Works' RFP for lockout/blockout and energy control procedure training (due July 27, 2026), Events DC's RFQ for first aid, CPR, and AED training (DSLBD local/small business set-aside, due July 27, 2026), the Texas State Library and Archives Commission's RFP for de-escalation training across twelve Texas cities ($125,000 total budget, due January 30, 2026—a past deadline), and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services' RFP for public health leadership development covering five distinct training topics (proposals due May 20, 2026, initial term through November 2027). The code also captures workforce development initiatives such as the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development's solicitation for a One-Stop Operator under WIOA (due June 5, 2026) and the Atlanta Beltline's RFP for employer-driven job placement and career fair services (due July 24, 2026). Set-asides and local preferences are frequent—Illinois SBE designations, DSLBD certifications in DC, Detroit equalization credits, and California CBE compliance appear across multiple recent postings. Proposal deadlines cluster heavily in May and June 2026, with several opportunities already closed as of mid-July 2026.