UNSPSC 82112000: In person language interpretation services

Live, in-person language interpretation services.

UNSPSC 82112000 In person language interpretation services is a Class code. State and local governments are soliciting interpretation services across healthcare, education, courts, emergency management, and social services under this code, with recent opportunities spanning medical clinic interpreting, school district sign language services, courtroom interpretation, and agency language access across multiple delivery modalities including in-person, video remote, and telephonic. Issuing bodies include healthcare systems (CareOregon, San Mateo Medical Center), school districts (Katy ISD, Hillsborough County Public Schools, Tacoma Public Schools, Ware County), state agencies (California Department of Civil Rights, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Mississippi State Department of Health, Massachusetts Department of Correction), county governments (Cook County, Denton County, Montgomery County PA, Sacramento County, Collin County TX), and special-purpose bodies (California Judicial Council, Agricultural Labor Relations Board, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center). Recent interpreting opportunities show concentrated issuing activity from California state agencies and Texas school districts; interpreters must hold current certifications (RID, BEI, Board of Educational Interpreters, court-certified credentials, or state/Oregon Health Authority equivalents depending on context) and demonstrate language proficiency in Spanish, ASL, Mandarin, Cantonese, Vietnamese, Arabic, Korean, and dozens of additional languages. The code captures actual work ranging from ASL interpreting for deaf and hard-of-hearing students in K-12 and higher education settings, medical interpretation for Medicaid and Medicare beneficiaries, courtroom and forensic interpreting, emergency services interpretation during disaster response, and specialized services such as Communication Access Real-Time Translation (CART) and certified deaf interpreter services.

Geographically, the code shows heavy recent activity in California (multiple state agencies, Judicial Council, CDCR, Department of Education), Texas (Katy ISD, Texas Tech, Denton County, Collin County), Massachusetts (DTA, MassDOT, Department of Correction, multiple cities), Oregon (CareOregon), Florida (Hillsborough County, University of Baltimore nearby), and Pennsylvania (Montgomery County), with additional activity in New Jersey, Georgia, Michigan, and other states. Representative recent opportunities include CareOregon's RFP 2026-05 seeking health care interpreter services for 14,000 monthly in-person appointments plus telephonic and video modalities across Oregon and Washington with proposals due August 11, 2026; Katy ISD's paired RFPs for sign language interpreting services (RFP #2518YT, due July 8, 2026) and educational interpreting services (RFP #2519YT, due August 3, 2026) serving the West 10 RDSPD/Deaf Education Cooperative; California Department of Civil Rights' IFB #25-157 for video remote interpreting services (due July 13, 2026); and Hillsborough County Public Schools' RFP 26041-DST for interpreting services for deaf and hard-of-hearing students across 235 schools with an estimated annual budget of $950,000 (proposals due April 15, 2026). Contracts typically span one to five years with renewal options; pricing models include hourly rates for in-person and remote services stratified by language tier and certification level, per-minute rates for video or telephonic modalities, and per-word rates for document translation. Set-asides and preferences vary by jurisdiction—California agencies frequently restrict small business or DVBE participation, while other jurisdictions encourage MBE/WBE or local vendor preferences without mandates.