UNSPSC 85901125: Assistive listening system/device selection assessment using audiovisual equipment

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a physical rehabilitation intervention or procedure of assistive listening system/device selection assessment using audiovisual 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 F14Z4KZ

UNSPSC 85901125 Assistive listening system/device selection assessment using audiovisual equipment is a Commodity code that covers sign language interpreting and related accessibility services for deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals in educational settings. State and local governments purchase interpreter placement, sign language services (ASL and oral interpreting), transliteration, tactile interpreting, Communication Access Real-Time Translation (CART), and related specialized services on an as-needed basis through multi-year contracts with annual renewal options. Independent school districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with Katy ISD (Texas), Eanes ISD (Texas), Tacoma Public Schools (Washington), and Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida) recently soliciting under or closely adjacent to this code. School districts treat interpreting as a core special education contracted service bundled alongside speech-language pathology, occupational therapy, physical therapy, counseling, and audiology.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas and Florida. Katy ISD issued RFP 2518YT in July 2026 for sign language interpreting services across a six-district cooperative (West 10 RDSPD), requiring BEI or RID certification, with hourly pricing for certified ASL interpreters, pre-certified interpreters, general interpreting, CART services, specialty interpreters, and travel fees; the initial contract runs September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2027, renewable for up to four years. Hillsborough County Public Schools (Tampa) issued RFP 26041-DST in April 2026 with an estimated annual budget of $950,000, requiring EIPA level 3.5 or RID/BEI certification, 24/7 availability with 30-minute response and two-hour fulfillment, and a 20 percent small-business reinvestment goal under the district's Small Business Encouragement Program. Eanes ISD (Westlake, Texas) issued RFP 26-31-04-201 in March 2026 for special education contracted services including interpreting, with approximately $3 million estimated annual spending and no guaranteed minimum volume. Tacoma Public Schools issued RFP26021C in June 2026 for special education contracted services encompassing interpreting and visual and hearing support services on an as-needed basis.