UNSPSC 85902932: Synthetic sentence identification assessment using audiometer

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a physical rehabilitation intervention or procedure of synthetic sentence identification 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 F00Z51Z

UNSPSC 85902932 Synthetic sentence identification assessment using audiometer is a Commodity code that shows a fundamental mismatch between its nominal scope and actual state and local procurement activity. The recent opportunities tagged under this code do not reflect audiometric assessment work; instead, they document solicitations for sign language interpreting services, special education contracted services spanning multiple therapeutic and diagnostic disciplines, and data abstraction with natural language processing — none of which align with the code's stated focus on audiometer-based synthetic sentence assessment. The issuing bodies pursuing these opportunities are independent school districts (Katy ISD, Eanes ISD, Tacoma Public Schools, Hillsborough County Public Schools) and one local health plan (Inland Empire Health Plan serving Riverside and San Bernardino counties in California). The districts uniformly seek interpreters certified to RID, BEI, or equivalent standards to serve deaf, hard-of-hearing, and deafblind students, with responses weighted heavily on cost (25–30 percent), qualification and experience (20–25 percent), and service quality and reputation (25 percent). School districts in Texas and Washington state have posted the bulk of interpreting-services RFPs, while Hillsborough County in Florida and Inland Empire Health Plan in California round out the geographic spread.

Representative recent opportunities include Katy ISD's RFP #2518YT for sign language interpreting services (due July 8, 2026), which sought certified and pre-certified interpreters serving a multi-district deaf education cooperative across six school systems with an initial contract term running through August 31, 2027 and renewable through 2031; Hillsborough County Public Schools' RFP 26041-DST (due April 15, 2026) for interpreting services across 235 schools with a $950,000 estimated annual budget and 24/7 availability requirements; and Eanes ISD's RFP 26-31-04-201 (due April 20, 2026) for special education contracted services on an indefinite delivery basis with an estimated annual value of approximately $3,000,000. The code's tagging does not reflect genuine audiometric procurement activity and presents a poor match for business development planning. Firms capable of providing audiology services and hearing assessments should verify that their state and local opportunities are coded under audiology or hearing-support services families rather than rely on this particular Commodity code.