UNSPSC 82112000: In person language interpretation services

Live, in-person language interpretation services.

UNSPSC 82112000 In person language interpretation services, a Class code, encompasses contracted interpretation services that state and local governments procure to ensure language access for limited-English-proficient individuals and deaf or hard-of-hearing populations across educational, health care, judicial, administrative, and community settings. Recent solicitations reveal a diverse portfolio of interpretation modalities—spoken-language consecutive and simultaneous interpretation, American Sign Language (ASL) interpreting, video remote interpreting (VRI), and telephonic interpretation—deployed across school districts, county courts, state health and social-service agencies, transit authorities, and specialized boards and commissions. The issuing bodies span state departments (California's Air Resources Board, Department of Education, Department of Industrial Relations, and Department of Pesticide Regulation; Oregon's Housing and Community Services Department and Department of Human Services; Massachusetts departments of Transportation and Fish and Game; Mississippi State Department of Health), county governments and courts (Collin County, Texas magistrate court; Marion County, Oregon; Jackson County, Missouri), school districts (Hillsborough County Public Schools, Katy Independent School District, Tacoma Public Schools, Hays Consolidated ISD, Griffin-Spalding County School System), local city governments (Worcester, Massachusetts; DeBary, Florida), and specialized districts (Orange County Transportation Authority, California Agricultural Labor Relations Board). A standout repeat buyer is Hillsborough County Public Schools, which posted multiple RFPs for speech-language pathology staffing and sign language interpreting services targeting the district's approximately 750 deaf and hard-of-hearing students and critical staffing vacancies for educational interpreters.

Geographic activity concentrates in California, Florida, Massachusetts, Oregon, Texas, and Missouri, with California representing the largest volume of recent opportunities across multiple state departments and regional boards. Representative recent solicitations include the California Air Resources Board's IFB 26EO007 for simultaneous and consecutive interpretation in 27 languages (including American Sign Language and Braille) supporting board hearings and conferences statewide, with bids due October 29, 2026 and a total contract value of $249,999.99 over 24 months; Hillsborough County Public Schools' RFP 26041-DST for sign language interpreting services for deaf and hard-of-hearing students across 235 schools, with an estimated annual budget of $950,000 and proposals due April 15, 2026; the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources' RFQ-ENE-2027-008 for in-person interpretation services in Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese (Mandarin and Cantonese), Haitian Creole, Vietnamese, Russian, Khmer, Cape-Verdean Creole, French, Arabic, and Korean, with quotes due October 21, 2026 and a Small Business Purchasing Program (SBPP) award preference; and the Oregon Department of Human Services and Oregon Health Authority's joint RFA S-10000-00017152 for telephonic interpretation services statewide on a 24/7 basis, with applications due September 28, 2026, a five-year initial term, and demonstrated capacity to provide 100,000 minutes of service monthly. Set-asides and preferences including SBE, MBE, WBE, DVBE, and small-business certifications appear regularly across solicitations, particularly in California (SB and DVBE preferences), Massachusetts (SBPP), and Texas (HUB requirements).