UNSPSC 93141800: Employment

UNSPSC 93141800 Employment, a Class code, encompasses vocational rehabilitation services, job training and placement, subsidized employment programs, workforce development services, and employment counseling that state and local governments procure to help job seekers transition to work, support welfare-to-work initiatives, and meet federal workforce development mandates. Recent state and local solicitations show a mix of issuing bodies—state departments of human services and vocational rehabilitation, county workforce boards and social services departments, cities, and regional workforce development areas—all competing to deliver these services. The Oregon Department of Human Services, Colorado Department of Human Services, the District of Columbia Department of Disability Services, and various county agencies (Solano, Pinal, Orange) appear repeatedly as repeat procurers. Work currently being solicited includes refugee employment and pre-employment training services (Oregon DHS seeking two area-based contracts valued at $3 million and $400,000 respectively, RFP due July 16, 2026), subsidized employment programs for welfare-to-work participants (Solano County issuing ongoing RFIs for job coaching and placement services), WIOA Title I-B youth workforce services (Pinal County RFP 265031, due March 26, 2026, with estimated budget of $400,000–$475,000 annually), and comprehensive one-stop operator and career services (DeKalb County, Georgia soliciting WIOA One-Stop Operator services, proposals due April 13, 2026; Massachusetts Office for Refugees and Immigrants seeking RESET program services with anticipated awards of $50,000–$250,000 per contract).

Procurement activity concentrates in California, Oregon, Colorado, Massachusetts, the District of Columbia, and Georgia, with broader national activity evident in multi-state cooperative and regional workforce development procurements. The mix ranges from large, federally funded state-level RFPs (Oregon's $3.4 million combined refugee employment contracts) to county-level subsidy-reimbursement models where providers expend non-federal funds first and receive reimbursement on a tiered or percentage basis (Solano County's subsidized employment model offering 100 percent wage reimbursement for three months, declining to 25 percent by month six). Performance requirements across solicitations emphasize employment placement rates, job retention at multiple intervals, credential attainment, measurable skills gains, and detailed data entry into state case management systems. Set-asides and preferences vary by jurisdiction—Oregon requires COBID certification (DBE, MBE, WBE, SDV, ESB) disclosure; Massachusetts applies Supplier Diversity Program requirements to contracts exceeding $250,000; Colorado targets current vendors with prior SNAP Employment and Training experience and restricts new entrants; and several local procurements encourage but do not mandate participation from minority-owned, women-owned, and veteran-owned firms. Insurance requirements are standard across the code (general liability typically $1 million per occurrence, professional liability $1 million per claim) and federal compliance obligations include E-Verify, background checks, HIPAA, confidentiality of client records, and Single Audit Act requirements for organizations expending $750,000 or more in federal assistance. The code sees active, repeated procurement across the study period, with multiple solicitations issued monthly by the same state and county agencies, signaling sustained federal and state funding streams and consistent demand for employment and training services delivery.