UNSPSC 85101600: Healthcare provider support persons

In this classification, this family indicates personnel providing healthcare support services

UNSPSC 85101600 Healthcare provider support persons (Class) covers temporary and permanent staffing of clinical and support personnel—nurses, nursing assistants, speech-language pathologists, therapy providers, and allied health professionals—deployed to fill vacancies, provide relief, or augment capacity across school districts, health systems, long-term care facilities, state agencies, and public hospitals. State and local procurement under this code is dominated by school districts and public health authorities sourcing substitute and contracted nurses, specialized clinical staff (speech pathologists, occupational and physical therapists), and managed staffing solutions to address critical capacity gaps and comply with special education mandates or regulatory requirements. Issuing bodies span large urban school districts (Hillsborough County Public Schools in Florida, East Hartford Public Schools in Connecticut, Tacoma Public Schools, Cherokee County School District in Georgia), county and state health systems (Santa Clara Health System, San Mateo Medical Center, Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs), regional education agencies (Rhode Island School for the Deaf), state hospitals and care facilities (California Department of State Hospitals, multiple Mississippi nursing homes and state schools), and specialized service providers (Florida Atlantic University College of Medicine, Tuolumne County Behavioral Health). A representative recent opportunity is Hillsborough County Public Schools RFP 24127-RFP-DST, posted October 19, 2026, with proposals due March 23, 2026, seeking speech-language pathologists and pathology assistants for approximately 100 FTE positions district-wide on short and long-term as-needed assignments, with an estimated annual budget of $11.6 million including $3 million in IDEA grant funding.

Geographic activity spans Florida, Georgia, California, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Illinois, Mississippi, Utah, Rhode Island, Wisconsin, and Texas, with recent posting clusters in the Southeast and California. East Hartford Public Schools RFQ for school nursing staffing (proposals due June 18, 2026) and San Mateo Medical Center Registry Contract for temporary clinical and nursing roles (proposals due October 19, 2026 with a 5–10 percent local-vendor preference) exemplify the mix of school district and public health system demand. Dougherty County School System in Georgia solicited specialized school nursing for medically fragile students (proposals due June 17, 2026 at current billing rates of $43–$53 per hour), and California's Department of State Hospitals requested temporary relief and permanent recruitment of RNs, LVNs, and CNAs across five facilities under an IFB due May 20, 2026, with hourly rates capped at $52–$165 per classification and recruitment fees to $2,500 per permanent placement. Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs posted multiple emergency awards for temporary nursing staff (CNAs and LPNs) in July and September 2026 to Favorite Healthcare Staffing, LLC and Med-Call Healthcare, Inc., signaling persistent urgent-fill demand. The Mississippi Department of Finance and Administration issued an IFB for a five-year preapproved vendor list for nursing services across five categories and eight geographic regions (bids due September 10, 2026), with firms required to maintain fixed hourly rates across all five years. Contract terms typically run one to three years with renewal options; insurance requirements uniformly include general liability, workers' compensation, and professional liability policies; and evaluation criteria emphasize qualifications, experience, compliance, and cost. Set-asides and preferences vary by jurisdiction—MBE/WBE minimums (Rhode Island School for the Deaf required 10 percent MBE), small-business and DVBE incentives (California), and local-vendor scoring preferences (San Mateo County) appear in recent solicitations.