UNSPSC 86121700: University and colleges

UNSPSC 86121700 University and colleges, a Class code, encompasses academic support and enrichment services that state and local governments—primarily school districts—procure to supplement core instruction and address student developmental needs. Recent solicitations reveal that jurisdictions are buying academic intervention services, social-emotional learning programming, mentorship and leadership development, career pathway guidance, credit recovery platforms, professional learning for educators, tutoring aligned to state standards, and specialized support (speech-language pathology, occupational therapy, educational interpreting) delivered through contracted providers, institutional partnerships, and digital platforms. The work ranges from in-person coaching and on-site instruction to asynchronous online courseware and train-the-trainer professional development.

School districts dominate the issuing-body mix—Stockton Unified (California), Dysart Unified (Arizona), South Delta (Mississippi), Cypress-Fairbanks and Katy Independent School Districts (Texas), Bibb County (Georgia), Tacoma Public Schools (Washington), Columbia County (Georgia), Region One Education Service Center (Texas), Austin Independent (Texas), and Hillsborough County (Florida) all posted opportunities under this code between March and July 2026. The Texas Education Agency and Oregon Department of Education also appear as state-level buyers. Repeat activity clusters in Texas and Florida, though opportunities span California, Georgia, Mississippi, Arizona, Washington, Illinois, and Oregon. Representative recent solicitations include Stockton Unified's RFP for academic, extracurricular, and emotional support services (due August 4, 2026, with DBE/SLBE/SELBE encouragement), Dysart Unified's RFQ for community enrichment programs across multiple academic pathways (due July 30, 2026), South Delta School District's RFP for direct student intervention and academic improvement services in ELA, Mathematics, and Science (due July 16, 2026, federally funded), and Katy ISD's RFP for educational interpreting services (due August 3, 2026). Stockton's opportunity explicitly weights experience and qualifications at 35 percent, scope and approach at 25 percent, budget at 25 percent, and references at 15 percent, with a one-year initial term renewable for up to four additional years and minimum three-year prior experience requirement. The Texas Education Agency's Texas Pathways Project (due July 13, 2026) seeks a statewide Career and Technical Education digital platform for grades 7-12 with a 5 percent service-disabled veteran-owned business participation goal and an existing production SaaS platform serving at least 5,000 K-12 students across 125 campuses and 100 Texas school systems.