UNSPSC 85901205: Aural rehabilitation status assessment

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a physical rehabilitation intervention or procedure of aural rehabilitation status 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 F13ZPZZ

UNSPSC 85901205 Aural rehabilitation status assessment (Commodity) covers sign language interpreting and related specialized communication access services that state and local governments procure to serve deaf, hard of hearing, and deafblind students and staff in educational settings. The work encompasses certified American Sign Language (ASL) interpreting, oral interpreting, transliteration, tactile interpreting, Communication Access Real-Time Translation (CART), and interpreting by certified deaf interpreters, with interpreters required to hold current Board of Educational Interpreters (BEI) or Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID) certification or equivalent credentials such as EIPA level 3.5. School districts are the primary issuing bodies under this code, with recent solicitations from independent school districts across Texas and Florida, though the code also appears in broader special education contracted-services RFPs issued by school districts that bundle interpreting alongside speech-language pathology, occupational therapy, physical therapy, audiology, and other related services. Vendors typically bid on hourly rates across service categories—certified interpreters, pre-certified interpreters, CART services, specialty services, and travel fees—with districts making no guarantee of minimum work volume and often seeking multiple awardees to fill staffing gaps and provide substitute coverage.

Recent activity is concentrated in Texas and Florida, with Katy Independent School District (Katy ISD) in Texas issuing RFP 2518YT for sign language interpreting services with a response deadline of July 8, 2026, serving a six-district cooperative under a one-year initial term renewable through August 2031; Hillsborough County Public Schools (HCPS) in Tampa, Florida soliciting interpreting services via RFP 26041-DST with proposals due April 15, 2026, at an estimated annual budget of $950,000 with one primary contractor and multiple alternate awardees; and Eanes Independent School District in Westlake, Texas issuing RFP 26-31-04-201 for special education contracted services that includes interpreting among other modalities, with proposals due April 20, 2026, and estimated annual spending of approximately $3 million. Tacoma Public Schools in Washington also posted RFP26021C for special education contracted services on an as-needed basis with visual and hearing support services including interpreting, due July 3, 2026, with an initial three-year term renewable for two additional one-year periods.