UNSPSC 85101601: Nursing services

In this classification, this class indicates personnel providing healthcare supporting nursing services

UNSPSC 85101601 Nursing services (Commodity) encompasses the recruitment, assignment, and delivery of licensed nursing personnel—Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses, Certified Nursing Assistants, and specialized clinical nursing roles—to state and local agencies on temporary, on-call, or contract-staffing bases to fill vacancies, provide relief coverage, or deliver specialized clinical services. State and local governments procure nursing services across three primary use cases: K–12 school districts staffing special education, medically fragile student support, and school health services; long-term care and veteran facilities addressing critical staffing shortages in geriatric and residential settings; and county and state health systems filling acute-care, ambulatory, and specialty clinical positions. Issuing bodies span state departments of education and health, county health systems and medical centers, independent school districts, state hospitals, state veteran homes, and special-purpose residential facilities. School districts dominate recent procurement volume, requesting both substitute and permanent nursing assignments for students with complex medical needs and IDEA-mandated special education support. Long-term care and veteran facilities have posted multiple emergency procurements and structured competitive solicitations for CNAs and LPNs to address acute staffing crises. County health systems and public hospitals solicit travel nurses, registry staffing, and qualified vendor pools for temporary clinical coverage across multiple service lines.

Geographic activity concentrates in California, Florida, Illinois, Georgia, and Mississippi, with school district procurements in California (San Mateo County medical center, state hospitals), Florida (Hillsborough County Public Schools, Department of Health Care Administration), Georgia (Cherokee County, Crisp County, Dougherty County school systems, Griffin-Spalding County special education), Illinois (Department of Veterans Affairs emergency nursing staffing), Mississippi (state preapproved vendor list for nursing services, nursing home medical director procurement), and Connecticut, Michigan, Rhode Island, Texas, and Utah showing recent secondary activity. Representative solicitations include Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida) RFP 24127-ARFPDST for speech-language pathologists and assistants with 100 anticipated vacancies and March 23, 2026 proposal deadline; Rhode Island School for the Deaf (Department of Elementary and Secondary Education) qualified-list procurement for substitute nursing services with November 6, 2026 deadline and 10 percent MBE/WBE participation requirement; California Department of State Hospitals IFB 25-09003-000 for temporary relief and permanent recruitment of RNs, LVNs, and CNAs across five facilities with May 20, 2026 submission date; Cherokee County School District (Georgia) RFP for student support contracted nursing services with June 2, 2026 deadline and multiple-award structure; and Griffin-Spalding County School System (Georgia) RFP for special education managed services provider with October 30, 2026 deadline, encompassing comprehensive special education staffing and employer-of-record functions. Contract terms typically span one to five years with automatic renewal options contingent on appropriation and continued need. Insurance, licensure verification, background clearance, and FERPA/HIPAA compliance are standard mandatory requirements across all issuing bodies. School districts impose firm pricing for multi-year terms with minimal or negotiated escalation; health systems and veteran facilities often accept cost-of-living adjustments or market-rate adjustments within defined parameters.