UNSPSC 85921321: Group counseling for substance abuse treatment, vocational

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a substance abuse treatment intervention or procedure of group counseling for substance abuse treatment, vocational. 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 HZ45ZZZ

UNSPSC 85921321 Group counseling for substance abuse treatment, vocational is a Commodity code that represents state and local government procurement of counseling and therapeutic interventions for substance use disorders, particularly in correctional, community supervision, and behavioral health contexts. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers purchasing substance abuse treatment services, cognitive and criminogenic interventions, peer recovery support, vocational recovery coaching, and crisis intervention—often bundled with case management, housing navigation, and employment support as part of diversion, reentry, and community-based recovery programs.

The issuing bodies buying under this code span correctional supervision departments, community behavioral health agencies, county health systems, state psychiatric centers, and municipal social service departments. Harris County Community Supervision & Corrections Department in Texas, San Bernardino County Department of Behavioral Health in California, and the City of Albuquerque's Department of Health, Housing and Homelessness represent the mix—county-level and municipal procurement focused on offender reentry, system-involved youth, and low-income populations transitioning from treatment or incarceration. Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, California, and the Southwest, with scattered activity across the Midwest and Pacific Northwest. Representative recent solicitations include Harris County's RFSQ 260267 for substance abuse treatment and cognitive interventions for female offenders in the Women Helping Ourselves Program (due November 2, 2026), San Bernardino County DBH's RFP 25-187 for High Fidelity Wraparound services with a five-year, $541.5 million contract value serving Medi-Cal-eligible youth across six geographic target areas (proposals due October 15, 2026), and the City of Albuquerque's RFP for a Continuing Sobriety Voucher Pilot providing Level-3 recovery housing and comprehensive supportive services with a two-year, $1,193,900 pilot budget (proposals due May 28, 2026). These procurements typically call for evidence-based programming, trauma-informed practice, staff credentialing and clinical licensure, 24/7 crisis capability, and outcome measurement aligned with state or federal funding streams (Medi-Cal, VOCA, Opioid Settlement funds).