NIGP 94876: Psychologists/Psychological and Psychiatric Services (Including Behavioral Management Services)

NIGP Item 94876 Psychologists/Psychological And Psychiatric Services (Including Behavioral Management Services) encompasses a diverse range of clinical assessment, treatment, and workforce support services that state and local governments procure to meet operational, safety, legal, and therapeutic needs across schools, public agencies, corrections, and healthcare facilities. Recent solicitations show school districts contracting for behavior management platforms and special education staffing, law enforcement agencies seeking pre-employment and fitness-for-duty psychological evaluations, courts commissioning forensic evaluations, and state departments of human services filling medical director and psychiatric positions. The code reflects both direct clinical service delivery and software platforms designed to standardize behavioral interventions and assessment workflows. Issuing bodies span school districts (Hillsborough County Florida, Clarke County Georgia, Katy ISD Texas, Birdville ISD Texas, Griffin-Spalding County Georgia), state health and human services departments (Illinois DHS, Texas HHSC, Florida DCF, Mississippi DHS), municipal police and fire agencies (Tampa, Tucson, Phoenix, New Haven, Chicago), county courts (Superior Court Calaveras California, Chatham County Georgia), state correctional and psychiatric facilities (Illinois ICRE-Roosevelt, Choate Center, El Paso Psychiatric Center, South Florida Evaluation and Treatment Center), and specialized agencies including state boards of education and transit authorities. A handful of jurisdictions appear multiple times: the Illinois Department of Human Services posted at least six medical director positions across its facilities; Orange County California has solicited multiple behavioral health and psychological assessment contracts; and several Texas school districts and HHSC procurement actions appear in the recent block.

Geographic activity concentrates in California (Orange County, Calaveras, Solano, Alameda, Trinity), Texas (Harris County, Katy ISD, Birdville ISD, El Paso), Florida (Hillsborough County, Florida DCF), Illinois (DHS facilities across Chicago and Anna), and Georgia (Clarke County, Chatham County, Griffin-Spalding County), with additional recent solicitations in Arizona (Phoenix, Tucson), Utah (UFA, State Board of Education), North Carolina (Fairfax County Virginia, New Haven Connecticut), and Mississippi (Ellisville). Representative opportunities include the School Board of Hillsborough County's sole-source notice of intent for the Insights to Behavior web-based behavior management system (IFB 22154SSDIVR4, protest period closing August 28, 2026); Illinois Department of Human Services' competitive bid for a Medical Director at ICRE-Roosevelt (IFB B-54585, due October 30, 2026); the Superior Court of California County of Calaveras' RFP for a multi-vendor qualified evaluator pool across three forensic evaluation categories under Penal Code competency and related statutes (RFP SP-2026-0026, due November 5, 2026); Clarke County School District's RFP for student mental and behavioral health services (RFP 26-1027, due October 27, 2026); and the City of Tampa's RFP for psychological screening services supporting the Police Department and Fire Rescue with pre-employment and fitness-for-duty assessments (RFP 26P00473, due September 29, 2026). Pre-employment and fitness-for-duty evaluations for public safety personnel—police, firefighters, and emergency communications applicants—constitute a steady segment of the code's activity, with pricing typically submitted per-evaluation or on hourly bases ranging from approximately $25,000 annually to $200,000+ depending on scope and population.