UNSPSC 85911003: Other counseling

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a mental health intervention or procedure of other counseling. 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 GZ63ZZZ

UNSPSC 85911003 Other counseling (Commodity) spans a broad range of specialized assessment, intervention, and support services that state and local governments procure to address behavioral health, crisis response, and developmental needs across public safety, education, youth justice, and human services portfolios. Recent state and local solicitations show the code capturing psychological evaluations for law enforcement hiring and fitness-for-duty assessments, mental health crisis intervention and stabilization services, behavioral coaching for justice-involved and at-risk youth, clinical consulting for school districts and early childhood programs, counseling services for EMS and first responder personnel, peer support and mentoring for vulnerable populations, and therapeutic services for children and families in child welfare and juvenile justice settings. The issuing bodies span state departments of human services, health, education, and youth justice; county sheriff offices, health departments, and human services agencies; city police and fire departments; independent school districts; and specialized boards and authorities. State departments of human services, education, and youth justice appear frequently as repeat buyers, alongside county juvenile justice and human services agencies and city public safety departments.

Geographic activity under this code concentrates in Colorado, Texas, Georgia, South Carolina, Utah, Washington, and the District of Columbia, with additional recent opportunities in New Jersey, Ohio, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, Arizona, and Kentucky. Representative recent opportunities include the City of New Haven Police Department soliciting psychological evaluations for police candidates under RFP 2026RFPCNH381, due August 4, 2026, requiring Connecticut-licensed Clinical Psychologists or Clinical Social Workers with specific credentials; the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment procuring PATH4EMS Peer Assistance mental health counseling services for EMS providers across Arapahoe County and Denver under RFP 2026000285, due August 3, 2026, capped at $125 per billable hour with $1,875 annual participant limits; City Colleges of Chicago seeking Mental Health Consultation Services for five Child Development Laboratory Schools under RFP NC2616, due August 7, 2026, requiring state-licensed mental health professionals with early childhood expertise and Spanish-speaking capacity; and the Utah Department of Health and Human Services requesting Stabilization and Mobile Response crisis intervention services for the Western Region under RFP DHHS26085, due July 7, 2026, with a total five-year contract value of $5 million for intensive in-home stabilization and mobile crisis response serving children at risk of law enforcement involvement or out-of-home placement.