UNSPSC 93131507: Displaced persons assistance services

UNSPSC 93131507 Displaced persons assistance services (Commodity) covers financial assistance, employment services, case management, and supportive services for refugees, asylees, and other displaced populations. State and local governments buy direct financial assistance to cover benefits losses, pre-employment and employment training, job placement and retention support, English language instruction, transportation and childcare assistance, and wraparound services including outreach, navigation, and case management. The Oregon Department of Human Services is the primary recent buyer, issuing multiple RFPs and RFQs for refugee assistance programming, with eligible service providers typically being nonprofits with three or more years of direct experience serving refugee and immigrant populations. Proposers must demonstrate organizational capacity for client services, financial management, data reporting into state systems, and compliance with federal eligibility rules governing the populations served.

Oregon dominates recent activity under this code, with the Department of Human Services issuing two major solicitations in summer 2026 targeting statewide refugee assistance. The State of Oregon Department of Human Services, Office of Self-Sufficiency Programs posted a Request for Grant Proposal (RFGP) on July 1, 2026 for Financial Assistance for HR1 Impacted Immigrants with a July 31, 2026 response deadline, offering up to $2 million distributed across four grant agreements of at least $500,000 each to support refugees and humanitarian immigrants who lost or reduced SNAP benefits; a pre-proposal conference was held July 8, 2026. The same agency posted a Request for Proposal (RFP) on June 16, 2026 for Refugee Employment and Pre-Employment Training Services with a July 16, 2026 due date, awarding one contract each for two service areas (Portland-Metro and Salem-Corvallis-Eugene, plus virtual statewide) valued at $3 million and $400,000 respectively; the pre-proposal conference was scheduled for July 1, 2026. Both solicitations require COBID certification disclosure (DBE, MBE, WBE, SDV, ESB status) and cap administrative costs at 15 percent of total funds.