UNSPSC 86130000: Specialized educational services

UNSPSC 86130000 Specialized Educational Services is a Family code under which state and local governments procure interactive professional development, staff training, curriculum materials, advisory services, and specialized instruction across K-12 and workforce-development settings. Recent solicitations show school districts, state education departments, workforce boards, and social services agencies buying training delivery for teachers and administrators, counseling and parent education services, curriculum frameworks and assessments, interpreter training, afterschool program quality improvement, homeownership education, and specialized instructor credentials such as OSHA 10 and forklift certifications for high school students.

Recent activity spans multiple states and issuing bodies. Katy Independent School District (Texas) is soliciting districtwide staff development and materials across ten focus areas—literacy, math, science, social studies, English learners, interventions, special education, and career and technical education—under RFP 2335AB-E, due October 16, 2026, with services including face-to-face training, webinars, coaching, and consultation through June 1, 2027. The Kentucky Department of Education is requesting a superintendent training program under RFP 540 2700000085, due October 22, 2026, for a mandatory statewide program under KRS 156.111 with an annual budget ceiling of $200,000. The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education posted multiple requests: RFR 27TALLB2 (mentor training for registered teacher apprentices, due October 20, 2026), RFR 27TALAM1 (world languages advisory team facilitation, due October 7, 2026), and RFR 27OSTBH1 (approved education interpretation training delivery, due October 27, 2026). The County of Orange, California is seeking client advocacy services for social security benefit applications (RFP 063-3095910-JL, due November 4, 2026) and counseling and parent education services (RFA 063-3078304-PB, due October 26, 2026). The City of St. Petersburg is requesting HUD-certified homeownership education and foreclosure prevention counseling (RFP 26300, due October 1, 2026). Dallas Independent School District posted an RFP for an Industrial Safety and Equipment Certification Program delivering OSHA 10 and forklift training (RC250425, due October 22, 2026). Geographic spread includes Texas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, California, Florida, and Minnesota; activity is concentrated among state education departments, independent school districts, county social services and housing agencies, and specialized workforce development entities pursuing grant-funded or statutorily mandated training and educational enhancements.