UNSPSC 85121701: Psychotherapist services

in this classification, this commodity indicates the provision of psychotherapy and related services as a specialized medical services provider

UNSPSC 85121701 Psychotherapist services, a Commodity code, encompasses individual and group mental health counseling, psychological and psychiatric evaluations, behavioral health crisis intervention, and trauma-informed therapy delivered by licensed clinicians to government employees, public safety personnel, students, justice-involved populations, and specialized populations such as first responders and individuals with developmental disabilities. State and local governments are actively soliciting these services across police and fire departments for pre-employment and fitness-for-duty psychological testing, school districts for educational diagnosticians and school psychologists supporting special education, behavioral health agencies for peer assistance programs and crisis response, and correctional and child welfare systems for forensic and therapeutic assessments. The issuing bodies span county sheriff and police departments, city fire and police departments, state departments of health and human services, independent school districts, county human services and juvenile justice systems, workforce development boards, and state correctional facilities, with no single repeat buyer dominating recent activity but consistent demand across law enforcement screening and child- and family-serving agencies.

Recent opportunities clustered in the past six months show geographic spread across Texas (Katy ISD, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Military Department), Colorado (Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment PATH4EMS peer assistance contracts), California (Solano County interim housing with behavioral health components), New York (Cuyahoga County, Ohio and City of New Haven psychological testing for police candidates), Washington State (DCYF adolescent transitional living), Florida (Hillsborough County Public Schools mobile response teams), Kentucky (Louisville workforce board career services including behavioral health integration), Arizona (City of Phoenix critical incident and Head Start coaching services, Pinal County detention behavioral coaching), Georgia (DeKalb County and Fulton County school district behavior and de-escalation services), South Carolina (Greenville County EMS behavioral health), and the District of Columbia (multiple psychology consulting and credible mentor services). Representative recent opportunities include the City of New Haven Police Department's RFQ for psychological testing of police candidates (due August 4, 2026), requiring Connecticut-licensed clinical psychologists or board-certified clinical social workers to conduct approximately 40–60 annual assessments with detailed written reports within one week; Katy Independent School District's RFP for educational diagnosticians and licensed school psychologists (due August 13, 2026) at hourly rates for full- or part-time ARD coordination and special education eligibility evaluations; Solano County's RFP for interim shelter and housing placement serving adults with serious mental illness (due July 8, 2026, estimated contract value $1.2 million Year 1) combining drop-in shelter and longer-term beds with specialty mental health services; and Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment's PATH4EMS peer assistance counseling (due August 3, 2026) capped at $125 per billable hour and $1,875 annually per EMS provider participant across Arapahoe County and Denver City.