UNSPSC 85122005: Orthodontic services

In this classification, this commodity consists of comprehensive services required to be an orthodontist

UNSPSC 85122005 Orthodontic services is a Commodity code, but recent state and local solicitations tagged with this code diverge sharply from orthodontic work—the actual buying centers on dental anesthesia, general dentistry, oral surgery, and inmate dental care delivered to institutional populations. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission dominates the recent activity, issuing nine separate solicitations (July through April 2026) for dental anesthesia services, oral surgery, and comprehensive dental care at State Supported Living Centers serving residents with intellectual and developmental disabilities across multiple HHS regions. Beyond Texas, the City of Atlanta issued two multi-step sealed-bid procurements for on-call inmate dental services at the Atlanta City Detention Center; Williamson County, Texas solicited jail inmate dental services; Richmond County, Georgia sought inmate medical services including dental; and the City of Detroit released a Notice of Funding Availability for a kindergarten oral health assessment program. San Mateo County, California and Athens-Clarke County, Georgia procured dental prosthesis fabrication and dental benefits coverage, respectively, while Valencia College's dental hygiene program pursued a sole-source acquisition of digital scanning technology. The issuing bodies span state health departments, county jail and corrections authorities, municipal governments, public hospitals, and community colleges—a mix reflecting institutional rather than private-practice demand.

Texas HHS dominates the geographic spread, with consecutive solicitations posted in July 2026 for San Angelo, Austin, Abilene, Corpus Christi, and El Paso State Supported Living Centers, each seeking anesthesia or oral surgery services under IFB or RFP with response dates clustered in late July and early August. Historical spending guidance ranges from $40,000 to $99,999 annually per facility. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission soliciting dental anesthesia services for San Angelo SSLC (HHS0017648, IFB, due July 30, 2026) requiring a DDS/DMD with Level 3 or 4 anesthesia permit, three years' experience, and a two-week mandatory training course; and Austin SSLC seeking general anesthesia services (HHS0017609, IFB, due July 27, 2026) requiring five years' experience, Monday–Friday 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. availability with four-hour response times, and firm fixed-price hourly rates up to $200,000 per hour. The City of Atlanta's dual procurements (prequalification due June 30, 2026, and July 9, 2026) target Georgia-licensed dentists with ten years' general practice experience and five years' correctional dentistry experience to deliver routine and emergency inmate dental care within ACA accreditation standards. Williamson County, Texas (RFSQ 26RFSQ31, due May 26, 2026) seeks Texas-licensed dentists for jail inmate services requiring 16 hours per week on-site presence, 24/7 on-call availability, and a four-year initial term with renewal options.