UNSPSC 93141810: Career development services

UNSPSC 93141810 Career development services is a Commodity code under which state and local governments procure employment training, job placement, workforce readiness, and career coaching services for populations facing employment barriers—including SNAP recipients, CalWORKs participants, refugees, dislocated workers, justice-involved youth, seniors, and students preparing for postsecondary education. Recent solicitations show state workforce agencies, county departments of social services, school districts, and local workforce development boards purchasing comprehensive career pathways support: job search assistance, occupational skills training, case management, subsidized employment placements, credential attainment support, and post-placement retention services. Oregon Department of Human Services recently issued a sole source determination to Cornell University for closeout evaluation of its Inclusive Career Advancement Program ($70,000 over two years); Colorado Department of Human Services is procuring SNAP Employment and Training services statewide through multiple cost-reimbursement awards; the County of Orange issued RFPs for both WIOA Title I Career Services (up to $5,000,000 across two programs) and Special Projects Related to Workforce Development; and Pinal County Workforce Development Board is seeking a youth WIOA Title I-B provider ($400,000–$475,000 annually). The issuing-body mix spans state workforce and social services departments, county workforce boards and social services agencies, city departments, and special-purpose workforce development districts, with repeat activity from California (Orange County, Solano County), Colorado, Oregon, and Utah.

Recent procurement activity concentrates in the West and Southwest, with substantial ongoing solicitations in California, Colorado, Oregon, Utah, Arizona, and Georgia. Issuing bodies in this code routinely structure awards as cost-reimbursement contracts with allowable-cost caps (frequently 10–15 percent for administrative expenses) and performance-based metrics tied to federal WIOA and SNAP regulations. Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Human Services' RFP for Refugee Employment and Pre-Employment Training Services (two geographic areas, responses due July 16, 2026, contract values $3,000,000 and $400,000); the County of Orange's RFP for WIOA Title I Career Services for Adult and Dislocated Worker populations (responses due December 10, 2025, total funding up to $5,000,000, two Workforce Solutions Centers); the Colorado Department of Human Services' RFP for SNAP Employment and Training third-party providers under the Employee First program (responses due May 26, 2026, up to five awards anticipated, 50 percent cost-reimbursement model); and the District of Columbia Department of Disability Services' recurring solicitations for FY26 DDS-RSA Vocational Services (multiple postings in 2026, response windows typically two to three weeks). Federal compliance requirements—including WIOA performance metrics, SNAP E&T regulations, FERPA data protections, and Uniform Guidance cost accounting—are standard across all active solicitations; many require E-Verify certification, SAM.gov registration, and insurance minimums of $1,000,000 general liability.