UNSPSC 85121607: Psychiatrist services

In this commodity, this commodity indicates the performance of psychiatric services

UNSPSC 85121607 Psychiatrist services, a Commodity code, encompasses mental health evaluation, clinical assessment, crisis intervention, and therapeutic consultation services that state and local governments procure for employees, students, justice-involved populations, and clinical facility residents. Recent state and local solicitations reveal a fragmented market spanning pre-employment and fitness-for-duty psychological evaluations for law enforcement and public safety personnel; critical incident and trauma-informed counseling for first responders and EMS providers; behavioral health services for school districts and Head Start programs; therapeutic interventions for juveniles in the justice system; and psychiatric oversight in residential and forensic treatment settings. The buying parties include city police and fire departments, county sheriff's offices, school districts, state mental health and corrections facilities, workforce development boards, and regional behavioral health authorities across the United States.

Recent activity spans multiple states and jurisdiction types with no dominant geographic concentration. The City of New Haven Police Department solicited psychological testing services (RFP 2026RFPCNH381, due August 4, 2026) requiring Connecticut-licensed clinicians for candidate evaluations at $40–60 annually. The City of Orlando sought psychological evaluation services for police and fire applicants (RFP26-0107, due June 30, 2026), including pre-employment, fit-for-duty, and return-to-duty assessments. Waukesha County, Wisconsin requested pre-employment and fitness-for-duty evaluations for sheriff employees (RQ 2026014, due August 4, 2026). The Texas Military Department issued a request for qualifications for MMPI administration and interpretation by licensed clinical psychologists (RFQ TMD26-SEC-0039103, due July 22, 2026), budgeted at approximately $5,000 annually for up to 15 annual tests. Colorado's Department of Public Health and Environment established pre-qualified vendor lists for PATH4EMS Peer Assistance mental health services for EMS providers and families (RFP 2026000232, due May 28, 2026 and extended posting RFPFAAA20260002851, due August 3, 2026), capping reimbursement at $125 per billable hour with a $1,875 annual per-participant maximum. The City of Phoenix solicited critical incident psychological services for the police department (RFQu RFQU260231, due May 12, 2026) under a five-year contract with 24/7 emergency response capability required. Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued multiple IFBs for on-call counseling services at state-supported living centers (HHS0017549 and HHS0017465, due July 21 and July 6, 2026 respectively) requiring LPC licensure and minimum five years' experience with developmental disabilities, budgeted at approximately $100,000 annually per location. Mississippi State Hospital solicited forensic psychiatrists (3374-26-R-RFIN-00006, 3150006704, posting date June 27, 2026) at $375 per hour, expecting 12–26 hours weekly over a four-year term. City Colleges of Chicago sought mental health consultants for Head Start programs (RFP NC2616, due August 7, 2026) with MBE/WBE goals of 25% and 7% respectively, requiring Spanish-speaking consultants and twice-monthly campus visits across five schools. Opportunities span Connecticut, Ohio, Wisconsin, Texas, Colorado, Arizona, Illinois, Mississippi, Georgia, California, South Carolina, Pennsylvania, Washington, Utah, and Kentucky, with no single state or locality accounting for outsized recent procurement volume. Pre-employment and law enforcement psychological evaluations, peer assistance for first responders, and therapeutic services for students and justice-involved youth represent the dominant activity lines under this code today.