UNSPSC 85921300: Psychotherapy and counseling

This class includes one or more of multiple psychotherapy and counseling interventions and treatments. These interventions or procedures are listed in the World Health Organization's International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems or ICD-10 PCS under code HZ.

UNSPSC 85921300 Psychotherapy and counseling, a Class code, covers crisis intervention, mobile mental health response, and clinical therapy services that state and local governments procure to serve children, families, and populations with behavioral health or substance use disorder needs. The work includes 24/7 crisis triage and intake, face-to-face mobile crisis teams deployed to homes and community settings, stabilization and de-escalation services, ongoing clinical counseling by licensed mental health professionals, and related teletherapy. State and local buyers under this code include health departments and social services agencies (typically at the state level), school districts (purchasing special education-related mental health staffing), and departments focused on substance use disorder prevention and treatment. The Utah Department of Health and Human Services, Cherokee County School District in Georgia, and the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services represent the kinds of issuing bodies actively procuring these services.

Recent activity is concentrated in Utah, Georgia, and Delaware. The Utah Department of Health and Human Services issued an RFP (DHHS26085) on June 19, 2026, for a five-year Stabilization and Mobile Response contract serving eight Western Region counties, with services targeting children under age 20 and a total contract value of five million dollars; proposals were due July 7, 2026. The Cherokee County School District in Georgia posted an RFP (SSCS2026RFP) on May 15, 2026, for Student Support Contracted Services, soliciting speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, school psychologists, licensed counselors, and teletherapy providers across 40 schools; the response deadline was June 2, 2026, for a 36-month contract beginning July 1, 2026. The Delaware Department of Health and Social Services, Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health, issued an RFP (HSS26077) on April 20, 2026, for subject matter experts to support substance use disorder projects focused on reducing opioid-related mortality, with proposals due June 15, 2026, and award notification estimated for July 13, 2026.