UNSPSC 85902922: Dichotic stimuli assessment using audiovisual equipment

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a physical rehabilitation intervention or procedure of dichotic stimuli assessment 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 F00ZTKZ

UNSPSC 85902922 Dichotic stimuli assessment using audiovisual equipment is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment between its abstract title and recent state and local procurement activity. The opportunities tagged to this code overwhelmingly procure sign language interpreting, oral interpreting, transliteration, and related communication access services for deaf and hard-of-hearing students and staff in school districts and public health settings, not audiovisual diagnostic or assessment equipment. School districts dominate the issuing bodies, with Katy Independent School District (Texas), Tacoma Public Schools (Washington), Eanes Independent School District (Texas), and Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida) all actively soliciting under this code for interpreting services as part of broader special education contracted services offerings. Interpreters must typically hold current certification from the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID), Board of Educational Interpreters (BEI), or equivalent credentials such as EIPA Level 3.5, with services spanning standard school hours, evening availability, 24/7 response windows, and specialized modalities including Communication Access Real-Time Translation (CART), certified deaf interpreters, and tactile interpreting for deafblind students.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas and Florida, with secondary activity in Washington State. Hillsborough County Public Schools (Tampa, Florida) issued RFP 26041-DST with an April 15, 2026 response deadline and estimated annual budget of $950,000, seeking sign language interpreting and related services across 235 schools for approximately 75 students requiring full interpreting support; the district weights qualifications and experience at 25 points, cost at 25 points, and specifications at 30 points, with a 20 percent small business reinvestment goal through the Small Business Encouragement Program. Katy Independent School District (Texas) posted RFP 2518YT (due July 8, 2026) for sign language interpreting across the West 10 RDSPD/Deaf Education Cooperative serving six districts, with hourly pricing by service category and initial term through August 31, 2027 with renewal options through 2031. Eanes Independent School District (Westlake, Texas) issued RFP 26-31-04-201 with response deadline April 20, 2026, estimating annual contract spending at approximately $3,000,000 for special education services including interpreting, and weighting staffing capacity and coverage at 25 percent and performance history at 20 percent. The code's actual procurement scope—interpreting services for students with deaf and hearing loss—diverges significantly from the code's nominal equipment-focused description, suggesting either misclassification in the source taxonomy or obsolete code assignment by the issuing jurisdictions.