UNSPSC 93131504: Refugee emergency assistance services

UNSPSC 93131504 Refugee emergency assistance services, a Commodity code, encompasses direct services and financial assistance to refugee and immigrant populations, including treatment, employment training, financial aid, case management, and wraparound support. State and local governments solicit this work through counties, state human services departments, and public health agencies. The work involves both clinical and social services — mental health and trauma treatment for torture survivors, employment and pre-employment training coordinated with English as a Second Language instruction, financial assistance tied to federal benefit changes, and intake navigation. Issuing bodies include state refugee program offices within departments of human services and county-level divisions of contracts managing service continuity following state funding transitions.

Recent activity concentrates in the Pacific Northwest and Mountain West. Salt Lake County Division of Contracts and Procurement issued an RFI (SLCOBHS091426RFI, due September 22, 2026) for Refugee Treatment Services with four named providers — Refugee & Immigrant Center - Asian Association, International Rescue Committee - Salt Lake City Regional Office, Catholic Community Services - SLC, and THRIVE Center for Survivors of Torture — structured as a bridge sole-source agreement spanning 1.5 years from January 1, 2027 through June 30, 2028 at an estimated $70,000 to $96,000 per provider. The State of Oregon Department of Human Services, Office of Self-Sufficiency Programs, Refugee Program posted two separate solicitations: a Request for Grant Proposal (S1000000016630, due July 31, 2026) for Financial Assistance for HR1-impacted refugees and humanitarian immigrants with a $2 million total budget and four grant awards at $500,000 minimum each, and a Request for Proposal (S1000000016969, due July 16, 2026) for Refugee Employment and Pre-Employment Training Services across two geographic areas with not-to-exceed values of $3 million for Portland-Metro and $400,000 for Salem-Corvallis-Eugene, requiring 15% administrative cost caps and comprehensive insurance including network security and privacy liability.