NIGP 94815: Audiology Services (Including Hearing Aid Services)

NIGP 94815 Audiology Services (Including Hearing Aid Services) is an Item code under which state and local governments procure direct clinical audiology assessment, diagnosis, and treatment services; hearing aid fitting and maintenance; and sign language and oral interpreting services for deaf and hard-of-hearing populations in educational, residential, and health-system settings. Recent solicitations show the code capturing both standalone audiology contracts and audiology services bundled within broader special education or health professional staffing vehicles, with interpreting services appearing as a closely related line item under the same code identifier.

School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with Hillsborough County Public Schools (Tampa, Florida), Katy Independent School District (Texas), Tacoma Public Schools (Washington), and Birdville Independent School District (northeast Tarrant County, Texas) posting multiple or recent RFPs for interpreting and audiology services. Specialized state agencies and health systems are also active: the Texas Health and Human Services Commission solicited audiology services for Richmond State Supported Living Center (two separate bids posted July 24 and August 17, 2026); Santa Clara County Health System (California) established a qualified vendor pool for temporary audiology staffing; and cooperative purchasing vehicles including Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative (Kilgore, Texas) and H-GAC (Houston-Galveston Area Council) aggregate demand across member districts and jurisdictions. Hillsborough County Public Schools issued RFP 26041-DST (posted September 21, 2026, due April 15, 2026) to procure sign language interpreting, oral interpreting, transliteration, and tactile interpreting services across 235 schools and facilities with an estimated annual budget of $950,000 and weighted evaluation criteria emphasizing qualifications (25 points), specifications and scope (30 points), cost (25 points), references (10 points), and Small Business Encouragement Program utilization (10 points). Birdville ISD issued a competitive sealed proposal for special education contracted services (RFQ 01027, due October 21, 2026) covering 23 line items including audiologist services at an estimated annual cost of $398,494.30. Geographic activity concentrates in Texas (Tarrant County, Harris County via H-GAC, and the Houston area) and Florida, with additional activity in Washington State and California. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission audiology solicitation (HHS0017735V2, due August 31, 2026) specified five years of relevant experience, an active Texas audiologist license, professional liability and umbrella coverage of $1 million each, and a one-year base term running September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2027.