UNSPSC 85901201: Auditory processing assessment

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a physical rehabilitation intervention or procedure of auditory processing 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 F13ZQZZ

UNSPSC 85901201 Auditory processing assessment is a Commodity code, but recent state and local opportunities tagged with this code reflect a mismatch: the code nominally covers diagnostic auditory testing and hearing assessment, yet the solicitations posted under it are predominantly for sign language interpreting services and broader special education contracting that includes audiology as one line item among many. The work actually being solicited spans sign language interpreting (ASL and oral interpretation, transliteration, tactile interpreting), certified deaf interpreter services, Communication Access Real-Time Translation (CART), and audiology services as a component of larger special education service contracts. Interpreters must hold current Board of Educational Interpreters (BEI) or Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID) certification, or EIPA level 3.5 or equivalent. The issuing bodies are independent school districts and regional education cooperatives in Texas and Florida, along with Tacoma Public Schools in Washington and Inland Empire Health Plan (a local public entity) in California—primarily K–12 districts managing caseloads of deaf, hard-of-hearing, and deafblind students, with one health plan procurement for data systems unrelated to the code.

Geographic activity clusters in Texas (Katy Independent School District, Eanes Independent School District, West 10 RDSPD/Deaf Education Cooperative serving six districts) and Florida (Hillsborough County Public Schools, Tampa), with single entries from Washington (Tacoma Public Schools) and California (Inland Empire Health Plan). Representative opportunities include Katy ISD's RFP 2518YT for sign language interpreting services, due July 8, 2026, serving multiple districts across the West 10 cooperative with a one-year initial term through August 31, 2027 and renewal options through 2031, and Hillsborough County Public Schools' RFP 26041-DST for interpreting services across 235 schools, due April 15, 2026, with an estimated annual budget of $950,000, seeking one primary contractor and multiple alternate awardees. Eanes ISD's RFP 26-31-04-201, due April 20, 2026, aggregates special education services including interpreting and audiology at approximately $3,000,000 annually. All contracts are as-needed with no minimum volume guarantees, and all require proof of appropriate certification, liability insurance, and compliance with state education code criminal history reviews.