UNSPSC 43232500: Educational or reference software

Software for developing tools for learning.

UNSPSC 43232500 Educational or reference software, a Class code, encompasses the licensed platforms and digital tools that state and local education agencies purchase to deliver curriculum content, assessments, and instructional support—including reading intervention systems, mathematics learning platforms, individualized education program (IEP) management software, literacy tracking tools, and standardized assessment systems. School districts, state departments of education, and special-purpose education entities dominate the buyer base, with Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind, Texas Education Agency, and independent school districts in Texas and elsewhere appearing repeatedly in recent activity. The scope reflects a mix of proprietary single-source renewals and competitive procurements; single-source awards to vendors like Newsela, Zearn, MIND Education, Parchment Award by Instructure, and NWEA dominate the recent activity, while competitive RFPs from Katy ISD for teaching materials, Northside ISD for digital assessment libraries, Bibb County Schools for PBIS platforms, and Buffalo Public Schools for NYSAA curriculum software indicate ongoing competition for non-proprietary solutions. Texas, Florida, and Washington see the highest recent concentration of activity, with additional solicitations from Mississippi, Utah, Georgia, and California school systems.

Representative recent opportunities include Katy Independent School District (Texas) issuing RFP 2428KD-A for teaching and instructional materials, supplies, equipment, and services across multiple grade bands with proposals due May 29, 2026; Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind posting multiple single-source notices for Newsela, ST Math Academy, Zearn, and NWEA MAP Growth licenses, each with fifteen-business-day advertisement periods and estimated values ranging from $2,700 to $15,500; Texas Education Agency issuing RFP 701-26-003 for evidence-based early literacy intervention tools with proposals due June 15, 2026 and a five-year potential term; Bibb County Public Schools in Georgia requesting proposals for a cloud-based PBIS Recognition and Student Engagement Platform under RFP 26_045 with proposals due July 6, 2026 and evaluation emphasizing functionality, PBIS alignment, analytics, implementation support, and cost effectiveness at 30 points. Northside Independent School District in San Antonio issued RFP 2026089 for digital assessment libraries for special-education referral evaluations with proposals due July 16, 2026, explicitly noting that all current vendors on the expiring contract must respond or risk losing future District business.