UNSPSC 85122102: Occupational therapy services

In this classification, this commodity consists of comprehensive services required to be an occupational therapy service

UNSPSC 85122102 Occupational therapy services, a Commodity code, encompasses direct therapeutic and consultative OT services delivered by licensed occupational therapists and certified occupational therapy assistants to school-aged children, early intervention populations, state facility residents, and other special needs groups under contractual arrangements with state and local education agencies, health departments, developmental disability services, and corrections authorities. The code spans both direct clinical intervention—assessment, individualized treatment planning, progress monitoring, and IEP or IFSP development—and collateral service delivery including staff training, program consultation, equipment evaluation, and interdisciplinary team participation. Recent solicitations emphasize OT as a staffing solution to address compliance mandates (IDEA, Part C), fill acute service gaps, and supplement in-house capability, typically on an as-needed or contract basis rather than permanent employment.

School districts and special education cooperatives dominate the issuing-body mix, including independent school districts in Texas (Hillsborough County Public Schools, Birdville ISD, Cherokee County), Michigan (Michigan School for the Deaf), and Oregon (Crook County, High Desert Education Service District), alongside regional education service centers and county education offices. Developmental disability services and state psychiatric facilities solicit OT staffing regularly—Mississippi's Ellisville State School, Texas Health and Human Services Commission facilities, and county developmental disability programs. Early intervention programs (Walworth County Birth-to-Three in Wisconsin, county health departments) represent a growing segment. The activity concentrates in Texas, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Oregon, and Wisconsin, with scattered opportunity across the Midwest and South. Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida) issued RFP 24127-RFP-DST in August 2024 for approximately 100 occupational therapy and related-services positions on an as-needed basis, with proposals due March 23, 2026, seeking firm pricing for 194 billable days at up to 7.5 hours per day and an annual budget near $11.6 million; the Michigan School for the Deaf released RFP 260000002364 (proposals due July 28, 2026) for licensed OTs or certified OT assistants under supervision to deliver direct and consultative services to approximately 130 residential and day students, with award recommendation to IVYREHAB Michigan LLC at $65–$70 hourly rates and an estimated two-year value of $81,000. The Cherokee County School District (Georgia) posted an RFP for district-wide Student Support Contract Services (proposals due June 2, 2026) encompassing OTs alongside speech-language pathologists, physical therapists, and other special education personnel across 40 schools serving 40,000 students, with caseloads of 35–50 students per OT and a 36-month contract term from July 2026. Walworth County (Wisconsin) solicited early intervention therapy services (proposals due June 4, 2026) including occupational therapy for approximately 190 children birth to three in natural environments, requiring Medicaid credentialing and a minimum of two years' pediatric or early intervention experience.