UNSPSC 85121608: Psychologist services

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

UNSPSC 85121608 Psychologist services (Commodity) covers pre-employment psychological evaluations, fitness-for-duty assessments, crisis intervention counseling, and specialized mental health consultation services that state and local governments procure for law enforcement, EMS, juvenile justice, education, and behavioral health populations. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers contracting for psychological testing of police and fire candidates, counseling for first responders and EMS personnel, behavioral consultation for students with disabilities, critical incident response services for public safety agencies, and peer-assistance programming for crisis-exposed workers.

Issuing bodies span city police and fire departments, county sheriff's offices, state departments of health and human services, school districts, transit authorities, and public safety agencies across geographies including Texas, Colorado, California, Ohio, South Carolina, Florida, Georgia, New York, Illinois, Mississippi, Utah, Washington, and the District of Columbia. The New Haven Police Department solicited psychological testing of police candidates (RFP 2026RFPCNH381, due August 4, 2026); Katy Independent School District requested educational diagnosticians and licensed school psychologists (RFP 2516YT, due August 13, 2026); the City of Phoenix sought critical incident psychological services for sworn police personnel under a five-year contract (RFQU260231, due May 12, 2026); and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission procured counseling services for developmental disability populations (HHS0017549, due July 21, 2026). Colorado's Department of Public Health and Environment established pre-qualified vendor lists for peer-assistance mental health services to EMS providers across Denver and Arapahoe counties, with reimbursement capped at $125 per billable hour and annual participant limits of $1,875 (RFPFAAA20260002323 and RFPFAAA20260002851). Waukesha County solicited fitness-for-duty and pre-employment psychological evaluations for sheriff department employees on an as-needed basis. Scope spans individual clinical assessment, written reporting within mandated timeframes (typically 48 hours to one week), group consultation and training delivery, crisis response with guaranteed response times (often 45 minutes to two hours), and telehealth capability. Vendors commonly must hold active state licensure as a clinical psychologist, licensed clinical social worker, or psychiatrist; demonstrate five or more years of experience in relevant populations; maintain professional liability insurance typically at $1 million or higher; and comply with HIPAA, FERPA, and local background clearance requirements. Evaluation typically weights qualifications and experience heavily, with cost as a secondary factor. Contract terms range from one year with renewal options to multi-year fixed agreements. Geographic activity concentrates in Texas (Katy ISD, HHSC, Texas Military Department), Colorado (CDPHE PATH4EMS programs), and the Southwest (Arizona, California, Nevada), with substantial mid-Atlantic and Southeast activity (Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Ohio). The code sees consistent procurement activity from repeat buyers including state health and human services agencies, municipal police and fire departments, and school districts managing special education and behavioral intervention caseloads.