UNSPSC 86111600: Adult education

UNSPSC 86111600 Adult education, a Class code, encompasses workforce development services, professional development training, career readiness instruction, and specialized skills education that state and local governments purchase to support employees, students, and community members across academic and vocational pathways. Recent solicitations show school districts, workforce agencies, colleges, and county governments procuring instructor-led training, curriculum development, bootcamp-style programming, coaching services, and NCLEX or certification preparation alongside enrichment courses aligned to career-technical education, advanced academics, and emerging workforce demands. The code attracts a mixed issuing-body base including independent school districts (Dysart Unified in Arizona, Katy ISD and Klein ISD in Texas, Dallas ISD, Salt Lake City School District, El Paso County Community College District), county workforce agencies (Orange County, California through OC Community Resources), state higher-education and library systems (University of Texas at Dallas, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, University of Georgia at Georgia Tech), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), and specialized state institutions (Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind). Scope ranges from narrow single-vendor training contracts (de-escalation workshops for Texas library staff, RCRA seminars for the Illinois EPA, Leadership Excellence courses for Hillsborough County) to multi-year, multi-vendor frameworks covering district-wide professional development, bootcamp management, or workforce services across regions.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas (Dallas ISD, Katy ISD, Klein ISD, University of Texas at Dallas, Texas Health and Human Services, Texas State Library) and California (Orange County workforce RFP), with additional recent postings in Arizona (Dysart Unified), Georgia (Georgia Tech), Florida (Hillsborough County, Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind), New Mexico (Gallup-McKinley County Schools), Utah (Salt Lake City School District), Illinois (Illinois EPA), and Massachusetts (OSFA financial aid platform). Representative recent opportunities include the County of Orange's RFP for WIOA Title I Career Services (adult and dislocated worker programs, $5 million combined, due December 10, 2025, with pre-proposal meeting October 23, 2025); Texas State Library and Archives Commission's RFP for de-escalation training across twelve Texas locations ($125,000 estimated, proposals due January 30, 2026); University of Texas at Dallas's competitive sealed proposal for bootcamp-style education extension (Cybersecurity, Web Development, AI, Data Analytics; five-year term; due June 19, 2026); Katy ISD's RFP for districtwide staff development and materials spanning 1,440 line items (proposals due April 24, 2026); Dallas ISD's RFP for International Baccalaureate professional development, materials, and resources across 15 IB schools (due April 9, 2026); and Gallup-McKinley County Schools' RFP for instructional professional development and curriculum support (multi-year contract; $2 million expended in prior year; due May 12, 2026). Activity is active and sustained across competitive RFPs, cooperative purchasing vehicles (GMCS procurement includes City of Gallup and McKinley County), sole-source awards, and information-gathering RFIs, with contract values ranging from $6,000 (Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind software license) to $5 million (Orange County workforce) and performance timelines from immediate (leadership training May–June 2026) to five-year terms with renewal options.