UNSPSC 85131713: Neurology research services

In this classification, this commodity consists of comprehensive services required to be a neurology research service

UNSPSC 85131713 Neurology research services is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local opportunities do not align with its scope. The source identifies six recent solicitations tagged under this code, yet none involve neurology research—instead, the opportunities span professional medical staffing, occupational health services (physicals and drug testing), correctional facility inmate medical care, pharmacy benefit management, science education supplies, mental health peer support services, and clinical laboratory testing. This systematic mismatch between the code's title and the actual work being procured suggests either miscoding by issuing bodies or that the code has been repurposed in practice to cover a much broader range of medical, health, and research-adjacent services than the taxonomy nominally describes.

The issuing bodies range across county health departments, correctional authorities, school districts, and county behavioral health services in Florida, Georgia, Illinois, California, New York, and Texas. Collier County, Florida appears twice—once for occupational medical services (RFP 25-8407, due August 28, 2025) and once for pharmacy benefit management (RFP 25-8414, due April 9, 2026)—suggesting some jurisdictions use this code consistently for contracted health services. The most recent opportunity is the Illinois Department of Public Health's emergency final costs notice (May 19, 2026) documenting a closed contract with the CDC Foundation for professional staffing ($3.9 million). Without clearly related current opportunities, firms pursuing this code should verify with issuing bodies whether they intend to solicit true neurology research services or whether this code functions as a catch-all for medical services that do not fit narrower categories in their procurement systems.