Government Bid Requests for Human Resources Consulting, Compensation Assessment, Equity Studies

Consulting & Professional Services • Sep 25, 2015

If you are a Human Resources professional, interested in employment news, a business owner or employed, you have likely seen news about the focus on gender and racial pay equity. Over the past few years, rare has been the week when I haven’t come across a news item, report, or blog on these topics. As you likely know, private businesses, along with government agencies, are being creative and strategic in implementing other programs as well.

What about governments, the public sector? When it comes to hiring practices, employment law, etc., governments do not just develop, enact and enforce statutes and regulations. All levels of government, from municipal to federal, are also involved in the solicitation of related services and solutions. In addition to an emphasis on pay equity, public sector entities have been actively involved in securing a myriad of additional employee care services and solutions.

The American Association of University Women (AAUW) reported that, last year, full time working women were paid just 79% of what men were paid. Here is their historical look going back to 1974:

There have been 1,200 related bid requests submitted by government agencies in the past twelve months. We took a closer look at some of the numbers/bid requests.

Total # of Bids from U.S. Govts in 2015