UNSPSC 93131504: Refugee emergency assistance services

UNSPSC 93131504 Refugee emergency assistance services, a Commodity code, covers financial assistance, case management, employment services, and pre-employment training delivered to refugees and humanitarian immigrants by state and local agencies. Oregon's Department of Human Services has posted two substantial opportunities under this code in the past two months: a grant solicitation for $2 million in financial assistance to HR1-impacted refugees (due July 31, 2026), and an RFP for refugee employment and pre-employment training services worth up to $3.4 million combined across two geographic service areas (due July 16, 2026). State human services departments and special-purpose refugee-serving programs drive activity under this code. Services solicited include direct financial assistance capped to allow at least 85% of grant funds to reach beneficiaries, case management, outreach, job search and placement support, vocational training, English as a Second Language instruction, and workforce navigation services targeting refugees, asylees, Cuban and Haitian entrants, Iraqi and Afghan Special Immigrant Visa holders, trafficking victims, and Ukrainian humanitarian parolees eligible for assistance within 60 months of initial immigration status. Eligible applicants must be registered nonprofits or qualified contractors with demonstrated experience serving refugee populations and, where applicable, delivering employment services.

Oregon is the active jurisdiction for recent opportunities under this code. The state's Department of Human Services Refugee Program issued the financial assistance grant RFP (S1000000016630) with proposals due July 31, 2026, awarding up to four grants no less than $500,000 each from a $2 million total budget; a pre-proposal conference is scheduled for July 8, 2026, and Sharon M. Landis serves as the contract specialist. The same agency issued the refugee employment RFP (S1000000016969) due July 16, 2026, with anticipated notice of intent to award by August 17, 2026, seeking one contractor for each of two areas (Portland-Metro and Salem-Corvallis-Eugene plus statewide virtual services) at not-to-exceed values of $3 million and $400,000 respectively. Both contracts are funded through federal Assistance Listings for refugee and immigrant services and require compliance with Oregon's Certified Disadvantaged Business Outreach Plan, identifying COBID certification status and subcontracting relationships. Administration costs are capped at 15% of total grant or direct-cost amounts in both solicitations.