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 is a Commodity code encompassing professional mental health assessment, diagnosis, and treatment delivered by licensed clinical psychologists, psychiatrists, clinical social workers, and related behavioral health specialists to state and local government employees, public safety personnel, justice system participants, students, and institutionalized populations. State and local governments procure these services primarily for pre-employment and fitness-for-duty psychological evaluations of police, fire, emergency communications, and corrections applicants; crisis intervention and stabilization for adults and youth experiencing serious mental illness; behavioral health support within school systems; and psychiatric medical direction at state mental health facilities and rehabilitation centers.

Issuing bodies span state departments of human services and mental health, counties and cities, independent school districts, transit authorities, and special-purpose facilities. The Illinois Department of Human Services has posted multiple Medical Director positions at separate mental health centers and rehabilitation facilities since July 2026; Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas A&M University System, and the Texas state psychiatric center system are active procurers. County and municipal police departments, fire departments, retirement boards, and school districts across Florida, Georgia, Arizona, California, Connecticut, and other states solicit psychological evaluations regularly. Representative recent opportunities include Chatham County Police Department and E911 (Georgia) requesting pre-employment psychological evaluations for approximately 30 law-enforcement and emergency communications candidates annually (RFP 2601206, proposals due October 29, 2026); Clarke County School District (Georgia) requesting student mental and behavioral health services for 2026-2027 (RFP 26-1027, proposals due October 27, 2026); City of Tampa requesting psychological screening services for Police and Fire Rescue applicants and incumbents (RFP 26P00473, proposals due September 29, 2026); Fairfax County requesting psychological evaluation and testing services for Police, Fire and Rescue, and Sheriff's Office applicants and specialized-assignment incumbents (RFP 2000004251, proposals due October 8, 2026); and Illinois Department of Human Services requesting Medical Directors (IFBs at ICRE-Roosevelt, Choate Center, Chester Mental Health Center, Packard Mental Health Center, and Alton Mental Health Center, with bids due in August and September 2026). Geographic activity concentrates in Illinois (state mental health facilities), Texas (state health and human services system), Florida and Georgia (school districts and county law enforcement), Arizona (Tucson and Phoenix city systems), and California (counties and school systems), with secondary activity across Connecticut, Mississippi, the District of Columbia, and other states.