UNSPSC 93141800: Employment

UNSPSC 93141800 Employment is a Class code encompassing the procurement of staffing, placement, and training services that state and local governments buy to fill workforce gaps, support welfare-to-work and reentry programs, deliver employment training to vulnerable populations, and source temporary or permanent personnel. Recent solicitations under this code show state departments, counties, cities, school districts, and specialized workforce boards acquiring employment services across a notably broad spectrum: direct staffing solutions (temporary administrative and labor personnel), targeted employment programs for specific populations (SNAP clients, refugees, CalWORKs participants, incarcerated persons), occupational health screening tied to employment (pre-employment physicals, psychological evaluations for public safety positions), executive recruitment and search services, and integrated workforce development combining job training with placement support. The issuing bodies span the full range of state and local procurement: state workforce departments and human services agencies, county health and social services departments, city governments and school districts, regional workforce development boards, and special authorities (transit districts, sports authorities). Repeat buyers include the County of Orange, California (multiple employment services and workforce development RFPs), the State of Nevada (statewide direct client services across behavioral, medical, and job development categories), and state departments of human services in Oregon, Colorado, Massachusetts, and District of Columbia focused on refugee employment, SNAP services, vocational rehabilitation, and disability employment support.

Geographic activity concentrates in California (Orange County, Solano County, San Francisco area), the Pacific Northwest (Oregon, Washington), Colorado, Texas, Florida, and the Northeast (Massachusetts, Connecticut), with additional opportunities posted from Nevada, New Mexico, South Dakota, and other jurisdictions nationwide. Representative recent solicitations include the County of Orange, California's Employment Services RFP (RFP 063-3078302-LY, due October 13, 2026) seeking CalWORKs job placement and training services with an estimated contract value of $18 million over three years and a 70 percent placement rate requirement; the State of Nevada's Direct Client Services RFQ (99SWC-S4027, due October 16, 2026) for statewide behavioral, medical, and job development services with rolling quarterly enrollment through May 2029; Dallas Independent School District's Industrial Safety and Equipment Certification Program RFP (RC250425, due October 22, 2026) requiring OSHA 10 and forklift certifications with career fair and employment connections for high school students; the Oregon Department of Human Services' Refugee Employment and Pre-Employment Training Services RFP (S1000000016969, due July 16, 2026) with contract values up to $3 million for Portland-Metro and $400,000 for Salem-Corvallis-Eugene areas; and the Colorado Department of Human Services' Third Party Partner Employee First Program RFP (RFPIHGA20260002272, due May 26, 2026) for SNAP employment and training services statewide with reimbursement at 50 percent of allowable costs. Set-asides and preferences appear inconsistently; Orange County offers 5–8 percent scoring preferences for local small business and disabled veteran certifications, Dallas ISD has a 30 percent SBE aspiration goal, Oregon requires a Certified Disadvantaged Business Outreach Plan with MBE, WBE, SDV, and ESB tracking, and Massachusetts ties 25 percent of evaluation points to Supplier Diversity Program participation (MBE, WBE, VBE, DOBE, LGBTBE certifications).