NIGP 92474: Special Education

NIGP 92474 Special Education, an Item code, encompasses staffing, professional services, and technology solutions that state and local governments procure to meet mandated special education support and instruction. Recent state and local solicitations show school districts purchasing speech-language pathology services and assistants, behavior management systems, specialized staff (educational diagnosticians, licensed school psychologists, sign language interpreters), therapeutic and educational services (occupational therapy, physical therapy, nursing), specialized instructional materials and professional development, and integrated tracking or management platforms for special education compliance and student data.

School districts dominate the issuing-body mix—Hillsborough County Public Schools in Florida, Katy Independent School District in Texas, Tacoma Public Schools in Washington, Griffin-Spalding County School System in Georgia, and Pinellas County Schools in Florida appear multiple times as repeat buyers. State education agencies and departments (Texas Education Agency, Florida Department of Education component agencies, South Dakota Department of Education, Texas Juvenile Justice Department) also procure under this code. Recent activity spans Florida, Texas, Georgia, Washington, Pennsylvania, Mississippi, and Nevada. Representative opportunities include Hillsborough County Public Schools issuing RFP 24127-RFP-DST (posted October 19, 2026, due March 23, 2026) for approximately 100 speech-language pathologist and 2 assistant positions to address IDEA-mandated free and appropriate public education requirements with annual budget near $11.6 million; Katy ISD issuing RFP 2516YT (posted September 24, 2026, due August 13, 2026) for educational diagnosticians and licensed school psychologists; Griffin-Spalding County School System issuing RFP PE55096NONST2027000000023 (posted October 2, 2026, due October 30, 2026) for a managed services provider to deliver comprehensive special education staffing and employer-of-record services across 18 schools; and Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City ISD issuing RFP 25-004V (posted July 2, 2026, with final closing December 31, 2028) as an open, rolling procurement for multiple five-year contracts across speech-language pathology, physical and occupational therapy, nursing, psychology, and diagnostician services on an as-needed basis.