UNSPSC 85902921: Dichotic stimuli assessment

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a physical rehabilitation intervention or procedure of dichotic stimuli 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 F00ZTZZ

UNSPSC 85902921 Dichotic stimuli assessment (Commodity) shows significant mismatch between code scope and actual recent state and local solicitations. The recent opportunities tagged under this code center on sign language interpreting services, special education contracted services including audiology and hearing support, and data abstraction with natural language processing — none of which align with the code's nominal descriptor of dichotic stimuli assessment (a clinical audiology diagnostic procedure). School districts and regional education cooperatives are the primary issuing bodies driving activity, soliciting interpreting services for deaf and hard-of-hearing students, along with broader special education service bundles that incidentally include hearing support as one of many line items. Texas and Florida school districts dominate the recent sample, with smaller activity in Washington state and California.

Katy Independent School District (Texas) posted RFP 2518YT on July 8, 2026, for sign language interpreting services across a cooperative of six Texas school districts, seeking certified and pre-certified interpreters with BEI or RID certification, CART services, and certified deaf interpreters on an hourly rate basis through August 31, 2031 (with annual renewal options). Hillsborough County Public Schools (Tampa, Florida) issued RFP 26041-DST in April 2026 with a due date of April 15, seeking interpreting services for approximately 75 deaf and hard-of-hearing students across 235 school facilities, with an estimated annual budget of $950,000 and a demand for 24/7 availability and 30-minute response times; the district planned to award one primary contractor and multiple alternates. Tacoma Public Schools (Washington) and Eanes Independent School District (Texas) both solicited broader special education contracted services bundles that list interpreting and audiology among multiple service lines. The code shows little recent activity consistent with its nominal scope; state and local procurement officers appear to be tagging education-related hearing and deaf services under this code with inconsistent accuracy.