UNSPSC 85902819: Assistive listening device device fitting using audiovisual equipment

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a physical rehabilitation intervention or procedure of assistive listening device device fitting using audiovisual 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 F0DZ5KZ

UNSPSC 85902819 Assistive listening device device fitting using audiovisual equipment is a Commodity code under which state and local school districts procure sign language interpreting services for deaf, hard of hearing, and deafblind students and staff. The services encompass certified American Sign Language (ASL) interpreting, oral interpreting, transliteration, tactile interpreting, Communication Access Real-Time Translation (CART), specialty interpreting for emergency situations, and related support across educational environments on an as-needed basis. Interpreters must hold current Board of Educational Interpreters (BEI) or Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID) certification, maintain continuing education, and meet specific response and availability standards—typically within 30 minutes for urgent requests and two hours for standard assignments. School districts issuing under this code include independent school districts in Texas (Katy ISD, Eanes ISD), Washington (Tacoma Public Schools), and Florida (Hillsborough County Public Schools), with procurement driven by persistent shortages of qualified interpreters in special education staffing and the need to fill vacancies and provide substitute coverage across multiple schools and facilities within a district.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas and Florida. Katy Independent School District issued RFP #2518YT for sign language interpreting services with proposals due July 8, 2026, seeking certified and pre-certified interpreters serving six cooperating school districts in the West 10 RDSPD/Deaf Education Cooperative, with a contract term running September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2027 and renewals available through August 31, 2031. Hillsborough County Public Schools (HCPS) in Tampa, Florida issued RFP 26041-DST with proposals due April 15, 2026, for interpreting services across 235 schools with an estimated annual budget of $950,000 and plans to award one primary contractor and multiple alternate awardees; HCPS currently serves approximately 750 deaf and hard-of-hearing students and has experienced a doubling of interpreter vacancies since the 2021-22 school year. Eanes Independent School District in Westlake, Texas issued RFP 26-31-04-201 with proposals due April 20, 2026, procuring special education contracted services including interpreting on an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity basis with an estimated annual contract spending of approximately $3,000,000. Tacoma Public Schools issued RFP26021C with proposals due July 3, 2026, seeking qualified firms for special education contracted services including visual and hearing support services and interpreting on an as-needed basis.