UNSPSC 86101809: Merchant marine vocational training services

UNSPSC 86101809 Merchant marine vocational training services is a Commodity code with minimal recent state and local procurement activity aligned to its nominal scope. The code's abstract title suggests training for maritime occupations, yet the recent opportunities block contains no solicitations for merchant marine, maritime, shipping, or vessel-operations training. Instead, the tagged opportunities span compliance training (special education complaint investigation), occupational safety and health training (first aid, CPR, fall protection, electrical safety, trenching, lockout/blockout, respiratory protection), early-childhood classroom coaching, professional development for educators and public health leaders, and enterprise security awareness. These represent occupational safety, workforce development, and professional learning services broadly—categories that fall outside merchant marine vocational training's traditional scope. The mismatch between code name and recent buying activity signals either systematic miscoding by state and local procurement offices or dormancy of actual merchant marine training demand at the state and local level.

State and local jurisdictions issuing training opportunities in the recent block include Illinois State Board of Education, Events DC, Los Angeles County Public Works, the District of Columbia (Office of State Superintendent of Education, and Department of Aviation), Texas school districts and community colleges, Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, the City of Detroit and Orlando, Seminole County Fire Department, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Technology, San Bernardino County Office of Emergency Services, and the Oregon Department of Education—a mix of state education and human-services agencies, counties, cities, and independent school districts with repeat activity from Los Angeles County Public Works on occupational safety training (multiple RFPs posted between March and July 2026). Geographic activity centers on California, Texas, Michigan, Florida, and the District of Columbia. Representative recent solicitations include Los Angeles County Public Works' RFP for Fall Protection Competent Person Initial Training (due May 26, 2026), Illinois State Board of Education's IFB for complaint investigator training under SBE set-aside (due August 10, 2026, estimated $375,000 over three years), and Events DC's RFQ for first aid, CPR, and AED training and certification (due July 27, 2026, designated for District of Columbia DSLBD-certified small or disadvantaged businesses). The code shows no recent opportunity activity directly related to merchant marine or maritime vocational instruction.