UNSPSC 85901124: Assistive listening system/device selection assessment using assistive listening equipment

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a physical rehabilitation intervention or procedure of assistive listening system/device selection assessment using assistive listening equipment. 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 F14Z4LZ

UNSPSC 85901124 Assistive listening system/device selection assessment using assistive listening equipment (Commodity) is receiving almost no direct procurement activity under this code name; instead, state and local education buyers are soliciting sign language interpreting, oral interpreting, transliteration, and related hearing-support services within the broader special education contracting framework. Recent school district RFPs frame these services as components of comprehensive special education contracted-services bundles rather than standalone assistive-listening assessments. Interpreters must hold current Board of Educational Interpreters (BEI) or Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID) certifications, with some districts requiring minimum EIPA level 3.5 or equivalent credentials. Services include standard school-hours interpreting, Communication Access Real-Time Translation (CART), certified deaf interpreters, multilingual interpretation, and emergency response. School districts are the primary issuing bodies, issuing RFPs on an as-needed basis with no minimum volume guarantees, initial contract terms of 12 to 36 months, and renewal options extending potential relationships through 2031.

Geographic activity clusters in Texas and Florida, with Katy Independent School District (Houston area) and Hillsborough County Public Schools (Tampa) posting the most recent opportunities. Katy ISD issued RFP #2518YT for sign language interpreting services with proposals due July 8, 2026, seeking certified and pre-certified interpreters across six cooperating school districts, pricing on an hourly basis for six service categories (certified ASL interpreters, pre-certified interpreters, general interpreting services, CART, specialty interpreters, and travel). Hillsborough County Public Schools posted RFP 26041-DST in April 2026 with an estimated annual budget of $950,000 and a 30-minute response requirement for on-call assignments. Eanes Independent School District (Westlake, Texas) and Tacoma Public Schools (Washington) similarly bundled interpreting into broader special education services RFPs. The code shows stronger activity under composite special education procurement than under narrowly focused assistive-listening assessment.