UNSPSC 93141504: Foster home care services or orphanage

UNSPSC 93141504 Foster home care services or orphanage is a Commodity code covering residential treatment, group care, and family-based services for children and youth in state custody or child protection systems. State and local procurement under this code encompasses licensed residential treatment facilities for youth with serious emotional or behavioral disorders, congregate care agencies serving adjudicated and non-adjudicated youth, specialized group homes for trafficking victims and other high-need populations, and mobile crisis supervision in temporary lodging settings. Recent solicitations show a mix of state child welfare and juvenile justice agencies purchasing directly, with the Utah Department of Health and Human Services, Oregon Department of Human Services, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Florida Department of Juvenile Justice, Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services, and Solano County Department of Health and Social Services all actively soliciting under the code. The work emphasizes licensing compliance, trauma-informed care delivery, evidence-based treatment models, and mandatory staffing qualifications—supervisors often require bachelor's degrees in social services or equivalent experience, direct care staff typically need associate degrees or multi-year experience, and specialized roles such as mental health clinicians command substantially higher wage floors.

Recent activity spans the South, West, and Mountain regions, with particularly dense procurement in Utah, Oregon, Florida, and Texas. Representative current opportunities include the Utah Department of Health and Human Services' five-year RFP for residential treatment services for youth with serious emotional or behavioral disorders, due July 29, 2026, requiring licensed facilities, Medicaid provider status, and direct care ratios of 1:4 to 1:6 during operations and 1:8 at night; the Oregon Department of Human Services' RFA for Individual Residential Care (IRC) services due May 1, 2026, seeking licensed Child Caring Agencies to serve one client at a time with supervisory staff meeting Qualified Mental Health Associate standards; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's RFP for Child Protective Services home study and report services across DFPS Regions 1–11, due March 30, 2026, with FY 2024 historical expenditures of $2,851,121.80 and estimated annual compensation of approximately $3,500,000; the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice's RFP for a fifty-bed moderate-risk residential program for males aged ten to nineteen requiring juvenile sexual offender treatment services, due July 2, 2026, with a maximum per diem of $322.92 per filled bed; and the Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services' RFQ for congregate care and child placing agency services in its Continuum of Care network, with per diem rates ranging from $25.37 to $475.00 per day depending on facility type and demographics. Solicitation types vary—RFP, RFQ, and RFA—with most imposing minimum experience requirements, insurance coverage thresholds, and evaluation criteria emphasizing technical qualifications and past performance alongside cost.