UNSPSC 86111800: Educational exchanges

UNSPSC 86111800 Educational exchanges, a Class code, encompasses professional development training, specialized consulting services, and contracted staffing for school-based therapeutic and educational support — services that state and local school districts solicit regularly to supplement internal capacity and address staffing gaps in special education, instructional coaching, and student services delivery. Recent solicitations show school districts and education agencies across multiple states using this code to procure speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, physical therapists, educational diagnosticians, licensed school psychologists, behavior consultants, sign language interpreters, nursing services, and related special education personnel on an as-needed or contract basis, alongside professional development and program facilitation services. Issuing bodies are predominantly independent school districts (Katy ISD, Eanes ISD, Elgin ISD, Klein ISD, Dysart Unified, Tacoma Public Schools, Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City ISD, Cypress-Fairbanks ISD, Columbia County, Dougherty County, DeKalb County, Cherokee County, and others across Georgia, Texas, Florida, Michigan, Arizona, and Mississippi), with some activity from state education agencies (Texas Education Agency, Texas Juvenile Justice Department, South Dakota Department of Education) and specialized districts such as the West 10 RDSPD/Deaf Education Cooperative serving multiple districts in Texas.

Activity under the code concentrates heavily in Texas and Georgia school districts, with secondary activity in Florida, Mississippi, Michigan, Arizona, New Mexico, Kentucky, and South Dakota. Representative recent solicitations include Katy ISD's RFP 2516YT for Educational Diagnosticians and Licensed School Psychologists (due August 13, 2026), Katy ISD's RFP 2518YT for Sign Language Interpreting Services spanning a six-district cooperative (due July 8, 2026), Eanes ISD's RFP 26-31-04-201 for special education contracted services on an indefinite-quantity basis with estimated annual spending of $3 million (due April 20, 2026), Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City ISD's RFP 25-004V establishing an Approved Provider List for speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, physical therapists, nurses, educational diagnosticians, and other related services (final closing December 30, 2029), and Elgin ISD's RFP 2026-12 for over 30 specialized service categories on an as-needed basis with firm fixed rates and up to five years' potential term (due April 16, 2026). Payment is typically per-hour or per-session rates with Net 30 to Net 45 terms; many districts require proof of professional licensure, liability insurance (commonly $1 million per occurrence), criminal background clearance, and compliance with state special education regulations including IDEA and IEP requirements. Contracts often run one to three years with renewal options, and districts reserve the right to award multiple vendors. No minimum volume of services is typically guaranteed.