NIGP 94886: Therapy and Rehabilitation Services

NIGP 94886 Therapy and Rehabilitation Services is an Item code under which state and local governments procure direct clinical and therapeutic intervention services—primarily speech-language pathology, physical therapy, occupational therapy, orientation and mobility instruction, and behavioral health support—to serve students in special education, justice-involved populations, institutionalized patients, and persons with disabilities in state facilities.

State and local education agencies, school districts, counties, state departments of health and human services, correctional and psychiatric facilities, and developmental disability centers dominate procurement activity under this code. Hillsborough County Public Schools in Florida issued RFP 24127-RFP-DST (due March 23, 2026) to secure approximately 100 speech-language pathologists and 2 assistants on an as-needed basis to fulfill IDEA-mandated services, with an estimated annual budget of $11.6 million. Griffin-Spalding County School System in Georgia is seeking a special education managed service provider under RFP PE55096NONST2027 (due October 30, 2026) to recruit, hire, employ, and manage qualified personnel across 18 schools serving 10,000 students. Harris County Community Supervision & Corrections Department issued RFSQ 260267 (due November 2, 2026) for substance abuse treatment and cognitive-criminogenic interventions targeting female offenders. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, California Correctional Health Care Services, and California Department of Veterans Affairs have posted multiple IFBs—for orientation and mobility training, blind cane tapping, temporary relief speech-language pathology, and temporary relief physical therapy—across prison and veterans' facility locations. Texas Health and Human Services Commission and the Utah Department of Health and Human Services routinely solicit orientation and mobility specialists, art therapy, peer support services, and comprehensive rehabilitation assessments at state-operated facilities. County-level procurements span temporary health professional staffing pools (Santa Clara County Health System), outpatient rehabilitation outcome measurement (San Mateo County Medical Center), and victim advocacy services. Geographic activity concentrates in California, Texas, Florida, Georgia, Utah, and Washington, with secondary activity across Michigan, New Jersey, Missouri, and other states. Representative scope spans labor-based staffing (speech and physical therapists, occupational therapists, peer specialists) at fixed or hourly rates; skills-training and assessment services (orientation and mobility, Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist credentials typically required); managed service provider arrangements handling hiring and credentialing; and clinical evaluation work (psychological assessments for parole boards, fitness-for-duty examinations). Most solicitations carry three- to five-year initial terms with optional renewals, insurance requirements ranging from $1 million to $2 million general liability thresholds, and mandatory background checks and credentialing verification. Set-asides and preferences vary by jurisdiction—California emphasizes small business and DVBE participation; school districts in Georgia and Florida encourage SBE and MBE certification on a voluntary basis; and several Texas facilities apply no explicit set-asides. The code sees active, recurring procurement with significant volume opportunity in special education staffing, correctional health services, and developmental disability support.