UNSPSC 85901153: Cochlear implant assessment using assistive listening equipment

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a physical rehabilitation intervention or procedure of cochlear implant 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 F14Z0LZ

UNSPSC 85901153 Cochlear implant assessment using assistive listening equipment is a Commodity code that in practice covers sign language interpreting, oral interpreting, transliteration, and related accessibility services for deaf, hard-of-hearing, and deafblind populations in educational settings. State and local school districts are the primary issuing bodies, soliciting interpreters on an as-needed basis to serve students and staff across multiple schools and facilities. Interpreters must typically hold current Board of Educational Interpreters (BEI) or Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID) certification, with many solicitations requiring minimum proficiency levels such as EIPA level 3.5. Services span standard school business hours and extended hours, with specialized offerings including Communication Access Real-Time Translation (CART), certified deaf interpreters, multilingual interpretation, and emergency response. Contracts are generally structured as renewable terms with no guaranteed minimum volume of work, and evaluation criteria typically weight cost at 25–30 percent alongside reputation, qualifications, and alignment with district needs.

Recent activity centers on large urban and suburban school districts in Texas and Florida. Katy Independent School District (Texas) issued RFP #2518YT in July 2026 for sign language interpreting services across a six-district cooperative, with proposals due July 8, 2026; pricing is submitted hourly by service category (certified ASL interpreters, pre-certified interpreters, general interpreting, CART, specialty interpreters, and travel). Hillsborough County Public Schools in Tampa, Florida solicited interpreting services via RFP 26041-DST with proposals due April 15, 2026, serving approximately 750 deaf and hard-of-hearing students with an estimated annual budget of $950,000 and intending to award one primary contractor and multiple alternate awardees. Eanes Independent School District in Westlake, Texas issued RFP 26-31-04-201 in March 2026 for special education contracted services including interpreting, with an estimated annual spending of approximately $3,000,000 and proposals due April 20, 2026. Tacoma Public Schools in Washington also posted special education contracted services including interpreting (RFP26021C, due July 3, 2026), reflecting activity across multiple states. Small Business Encouragement Program participation and local-preference scoring appear in some solicitations; several districts explicitly require compliance with state education codes regarding criminal history review and reference checks.