UNSPSC 85120000: Medical practice

In this classification, this family indicates the comprehensive activities required to be a medical practitioner

UNSPSC 85120000 Medical practice is a Family code spanning clinical evaluation, diagnostic assessment, treatment coordination, and ancillary professional services that state and local governments procure to staff medical facilities, support public safety personnel, manage inmate health, evaluate disability claims, and deliver specialized care to vulnerable populations. Recent opportunities reflect a broad mix of clinical, administrative, and support roles: psychological services for law enforcement fitness determinations, dental program administration, urgent care telehealth, forensic pathology autopsies, inmate medical and mental health services, actuarial consulting for retiree health plans, substitute nursing, psychiatric nursing in correctional facilities, podiatry, dietitian services, independent medical examinations, medical director oversight, cancer screening, and counseling provider networks. The code captures work that ranges from direct patient care and clinical protocols to administrative intermediation and professional consultation, revealing the breadth of medical practice procurement across state systems.

State and local issuing bodies soliciting under this code include state departments of health and human services, state correctional systems, county health systems and sheriff's offices, county social services agencies, municipalities, school districts, and special-purpose authorities. The State of Delaware, Rhode Island Department of Corrections, Colorado Department of Corrections, Orange County (California), Sarasota County, Middlesex Sheriff's Office (Massachusetts), the Commonwealth of Kentucky, and County of Santa Clara appear multiple times as active buyers. Geographic activity spans California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas, Utah, and other states. Representative recent opportunities include: the State of Delaware Department of Government Support Services soliciting psychological services (RFP GSS27756-PSYCH_SVCS, proposals due November 12, 2026) for pre-employment evaluations, fitness-for-duty assessments, and critical incident stress debriefings; Rhode Island Executive Office of Health and Human Services managing Medicaid dental program administration (RFP QLV27007063, proposals due November 13, 2026) through a qualified vendor list; Orange County, California requesting forensic pathology autopsy services (RFP RFP0173121602JL2, proposals due October 30, 2026) with board-certified practitioners available 24/7; the Middlesex Sheriff's Office (Massachusetts) procuring comprehensive inmate medical and mental health services (RFR 2027-004, responses due November 18, 2026); and Colorado Department of Corrections seeking dedicated psychiatric nursing at two facilities (RFP RFPCAAA20270000321 and related modifications, proposals due October 11, 2026) with active, unencumbered Colorado RN licenses and substance use disorder experience. Opportunities show substantial private and nonprofit competition, multiple-award structures common, and preference programs (MBE, WBE, DVBE, local business certification) applied selectively.