UNSPSC 85121608: Psychologist services

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

UNSPSC 85121608 Psychologist services (Commodity) covers a range of clinical and assessment work that state and local governments are actively procuring for public safety, education, behavioral health, and institutional settings. Recent opportunities show school districts, counties, cities, and state mental health and corrections departments buying pre-employment psychological evaluations for law enforcement and fire service candidates, fitness-for-duty assessments for incumbent officers, forensic psychology services for psychiatric facilities, school-based mental health therapist placements, crisis stabilization and interim housing programs, and medical director positions requiring psychiatry credentials at state mental health centers. The code encompasses both individual contract hires (single psychologists or psychiatrists for specific roles) and larger service-delivery platforms (behavior management systems with integrated professional development, multisystemic therapy programs, and school-based health center partnerships).

Activity is geographically dispersed across the United States, with recent solicitations from Illinois (multiple Medical Director positions at state mental health facilities), Georgia (school districts and county agencies), Florida (school boards), Texas (state health commission and independent school districts), California (counties and transit authorities), Arizona (city police and fire departments), and others spanning Connecticut, Mississippi, Colorado, Washington, and the District of Columbia. Counties and independent school districts dominate the issuing-body mix, followed by state mental health and corrections departments and city police/fire departments. Representative opportunities include Chatham County, Georgia issuing an RFP for pre-employment psychological evaluations for law enforcement and E911 applicants (proposals due October 29, 2026), the Illinois Department of Human Services posting multiple IFBs for Medical Director positions at psychiatric centers (several due in August and September 2026), Katy Independent School District in Texas soliciting Educational Diagnosticians and Licensed School Psychologists under RFP #2516YT (proposals due August 13, 2026), and the City of Tampa requesting proposals for psychological screening services for police and fire candidates (proposals due September 29, 2026). Clarke County School District in Georgia is seeking student mental and behavioral health services (proposals due October 27, 2026), and Griffin-Spalding County School System in Georgia is requesting a Managed Service Provider for special education staffing (proposals due October 30, 2026). This code sees steady procurement activity across multiple sectors with no signs of consolidation—issuers typically award to single vendors for specific roles or to multiple providers within defined service categories.