UNSPSC 85901123: Assistive listening system/device selection assessment

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a physical rehabilitation intervention or procedure of assistive listening system/device selection assessment. This intervention or procedure is listed in the World Health Organization's International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems or ICD-10 as code F14Z4ZZ

UNSPSC 85901123 Assistive listening system/device selection assessment (Commodity) covers sign language interpreting and related communication access services that state and local school districts procure on an as-needed basis to serve deaf, hard-of-hearing, and deafblind students and staff. Recent solicitations show school districts buying certified sign language interpreters, pre-certified interpreters, Communication Access Real-Time Translation (CART) services, certified deaf interpreters, multilingual interpretation, oral interpreting, transliteration, and tactile interpreting across standard and extended school hours. Interpreters must typically hold Board of Educational Interpreters (BEI) or Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID) certification, or equivalent credentials such as EIPA level 3.5, with continuing education requirements. The issuing bodies are independent school districts and regional school cooperatives, with work spanning both general interpreting services and specialized modalities required under special education and accessibility mandates.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas and Florida. Katy Independent School District (Katy ISD) in Texas issued RFP 2518YT for sign language interpreting services across the West 10 Regional Day School Program for the Deaf/Deaf Education Cooperative (Katy ISD, Bellville ISD, Brazos ISD, Hempstead ISD, Sealy ISD, and Royal ISD) with proposals due July 8, 2026; the initial contract term runs September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2031 with hourly pricing required for certified ASL interpreters, pre-certified interpreters, CART services, and specialty interpreters. Eanes Independent School District in Westlake, Texas solicited special education contracted services (RFP 26-31-04-201, due April 20, 2026) with an estimated annual spend of approximately $3 million including interpreting services. Hillsborough County Public Schools in Tampa, Florida (RFP 26041-DST, due April 15, 2026) sought interpreting services for deaf and hard-of-hearing students across 235 schools with an estimated annual budget of $950,000, serving approximately 75 students requiring sign language interpreters. Tacoma Public Schools issued RFP26021C for special education contracted services including interpreting, due July 3, 2026, on an as-needed basis with an initial three-year term and options for two additional one-year renewals.