UNSPSC 85901303: Auditory processing treatment

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a physical rehabilitation intervention or procedure of auditory processing treatment. 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 F09Z2ZZ

UNSPSC 85901303 Auditory processing treatment is a Commodity code under which state and local governments procure sign language interpreting, oral interpreting, transliteration, and related auditory and communication access services for students and staff with deaf, hard of hearing, and deafblind needs. The code captures both specialized interpreting modalities—including Communication Access Real-Time Translation (CART), certified deaf interpreters, and tactile interpreting—and broader special education contracted services that bundle auditory treatment with speech language pathology, occupational therapy, and related therapies. School districts dominate recent solicitation activity, with independent school districts in Texas and public school systems in Florida and Washington issuing the largest recent RFPs. Katy Independent School District (Katy ISD) and Hillsborough County Public Schools (HCPS) in Tampa appear as repeat active buyers, reflecting sustained demand driven by special education enrollment and documented interpreter shortages. The work spans standard school hours and emergency on-call availability, with districts requiring interpreters to hold Board of Educational Interpreters (BEI) or Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID) certification, or equivalent credentials such as EIPA level 3.5 for oral interpreting and transliteration.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Florida, and Washington. Katy ISD issued RFP 2518YT for sign language interpreting services with a response deadline of July 8, 2026, seeking certified and pre-certified interpreters across the West 10 RDSPD/Deaf Education Cooperative serving six districts, with pricing on an hourly basis across six service categories and evaluation weighted 30 percent to price, 25 percent to reputation and quality. Hillsborough County Public Schools issued RFP 26041-DST on April 6, 2026, with an April 15 deadline for interpreting services across 235 schools with an estimated annual budget of $950,000 and a 20 percent small business reinvestment requirement under the district's Small Business Encouragement Program. Eanes Independent School District in Westlake, Texas, issued RFP 26-31-04-201 on March 15, 2026, for special education contracted services including interpreting, with an April 20 deadline and estimated annual spending of approximately $3 million. Tacoma Public Schools issued RFP 26021C on June 11, 2026, seeking special education services including hearing and interpreting support on an as-needed basis with a July 3 response deadline. All districts structure awards as indefinite-quantity contracts with no guaranteed minimums, multi-year initial terms typically of one to three years with renewable options, and submission via electronic procurement portals. Interpreters must maintain current professional certifications and pass criminal background screening under applicable state education codes.