UNSPSC 86111700: Language schooling

UNSPSC 86111700 Language schooling, Class tier, encompasses speech-language pathology services, educational interpreting, professional development and staff training, and specialized educational support delivered to students with disabilities and English learners in school districts and related educational settings. State and local governments use this code primarily to procure direct therapeutic and instructional personnel on a temporary or extended-assignment basis to address staffing shortages, fulfill federal special education mandates, and deliver targeted interventions across PreK-12 populations. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix—notably Hillsborough County Public Schools in Florida, Katy Independent School District in Texas, Tacoma Public Schools in Washington, and multiple Georgia county school systems have all posted solicitations recently. Speech-language pathology remains the most frequently solicited service line, with districts seeking both Speech-Language Pathologists and Speech-Language Pathology Assistants to meet IDEA compliance obligations; educational diagnosticians, licensed school psychologists, sign language interpreters, and occupational and physical therapists appear consistently across recent opportunities. Districts also solicit professional development and curriculum materials to support districtwide staff competency in areas including literacy, special education, English learner instruction, and social-emotional learning.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, and Washington, with smaller volumes from South Dakota, Nevada, Oregon, Arkansas, Michigan, and Utah. Hillsborough County Public Schools' RFP for speech-language staffing (posted October 19, 2026, due March 23, 2026 via addendum) illustrates the scale and urgency of this market—the district anticipates filling approximately 100 SLP vacancies and 2 SLPA vacancies at an estimated annual budget of $11.64 million, with response and implementation timelines measured in days and weeks rather than months. Katy ISD's multiple concurrent RFPs (Educational Diagnosticians and Licensed School Psychologists, Sign Language Interpreting Services, Educational Interpreting Services) demonstrate that individual districts often manage specialized-service procurement pipelines continuously across multiple position types. The Texas Education Agency's open education resources and complaint investigation RFPs (posted June through August 2026) signal state-level demand for instructional content review and compliance support. Cooperative purchasing vehicles such as Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative's special education supplies catalog bid (due October 1, 2026) aggregate district demand across member organizations, while sole-source notices from Alpine School District (Mandarin dual-language curriculum, August 26, 2026) and Beaverton School District (therapy placement services, July 30, 2026) underscore vendor lock-in dynamics in specialized instructional and therapeutic domains. Set-aside designations are generally absent from recent opportunities, though Hillsborough County encourages voluntary SBE, MBE, and veteran-owned certifications; the Texas Education Agency applies VetHUB subcontracting goals at 5 percent on state-level procurements.