UNSPSC 85901241: Stenger assessment using audiometer

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a physical rehabilitation intervention or procedure of stenger assessment using audiometer. 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 F13ZB1Z

UNSPSC 85901241 Stenger assessment using audiometer is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local opportunities posted under it show minimal alignment with the code's nominal scope. Instead, the opportunities cluster around interpreting services for deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals, special education contracted services spanning multiple ancillary clinical disciplines, and temporary health professional staffing. The interpreting work dominates: Hillsborough County Public Schools in Tampa issued RFP 26041-DST in September 2026 seeking sign language interpreting, oral interpreting, transliteration, and tactile interpreting services across 235 schools, with an estimated annual budget of $950,000 and proposals due April 15, 2026; Katy Independent School District issued RFP #2518YT for sign language interpreting services across a six-district cooperative, with proposals due July 8, 2026. Special education service solicitations from Birdville Independent School District in Texas (competitive sealed proposals, 23 line items including audiologist, diagnostician, and speech language therapist, proposals due October 21, 2026) and Tacoma Public Schools (RFP26021C, proposals due July 3, 2026) frame broader ancillary clinical categories. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission separately solicited audiology services specifically for Richmond State Supported Living Center residents (bids due August 31, 2026 and August 10, 2026 in sequential postings), requiring five years of relevant experience and Texas licensure. County of Santa Clara Health System established a non-exclusive qualified vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing including audiology, with proposals due October 7, 2026.

Issuing bodies are predominantly school districts (Hillsborough County, Birdville, Katy, and Tacoma public schools) and state agencies (Texas HHSC), with one regional health system (Santa Clara). The code's recent activity is concentrated in Texas and Florida, with secondary activity in California and Washington. A cooperative procurement through Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative in Texas (SPE2628, special education and supplies catalog discount bid, bids due October 1, 2026 with an estimated $2.7 million over two years) and a Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) procurement vehicle in Texas suggest multiple-award contracting as a common award mechanism. The geographic and issuing-body distribution reflects school districts' reliance on contracted interpreters and ancillary clinical services to supplement in-house capacity, particularly as interpreter vacancies have grown. However, the code appears to be mistagged for most of these opportunities—the nominal "Stenger assessment using audiometer" does not describe the interpreting, special education, or general audiology services actually being solicited.