UNSPSC 86131900: Schools for people with disabilities

UNSPSC 86131900 Schools for people with disabilities is a Class code under which state and local governments procure specialized personnel, support services, and evaluative tools to serve students with disabilities in school settings. Recent solicitations show school districts across Texas, Mississippi, Georgia, Florida, Michigan, Oregon, New Mexico, Washington, Nevada, and Kentucky actively buying educational diagnosticians, special education teachers, speech-language pathologists, occupational and physical therapists, behavioral specialists, sign language interpreters, nursing services, and psychological evaluation platforms to address staffing shortages and comply with special education mandates. The issuing bodies are predominantly independent school districts and county school systems, with one instance of a state workforce development board (Greater Louisville Workforce Development Board) and state departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Juvenile Justice Department, Texas Education Agency, South Dakota Department of Education). Katy Independent School District in Texas appears as a repeat buyer, with multiple RFPs posted in recent months for educational diagnosticians, licensed school psychologists, sign language interpreters, educational interpreting services, and related special education contracted services.

Katy ISD is soliciting educational diagnosticians and licensed school psychologists (RFP 2516YT, due August 13, 2026) requiring current Texas certification, master's degrees, and expertise in assessment administration and special education law; sign language interpreting services (RFP 2518YT, due July 8, 2026) requiring Board of Educational Interpreters or Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf certification serving the West 10 RDSPD/Deaf Education Cooperative across six districts; and educational interpreting services (RFP 2519YT, due August 3, 2026) for classroom support of hearing-impaired students. Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City ISD in Texas (RFP 25-004V, ongoing through December 2029) is establishing an approved provider list for speech-language pathologists, occupational and physical therapists, nurses, educational diagnosticians, school psychologists, and licensed professional counselors on an as-needed basis with five-year initial contracts and multiple awards planned. Hildalgo County ISD in Texas (RFP due July 20, 2026) seeks special education, intervention, and disability support services including evaluations, psychological services, therapy, nursing, interpreting, and assistive technology across student IEPs and 504 plans. Tacoma Public Schools (RFP 26021C, due July 3, 2026) seeks special education contracted services including speech-language pathology, occupational and physical therapy, educational diagnostician and school psychology services, counseling, nursing, and interpreting with a three-year initial term and two optional one-year renewals. Eanes ISD in Texas (RFP 26-31-04-201, due April 20, 2026) estimates approximately $3 million in annual contracted special education services across 15 service categories on an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity basis. The Texas Juvenile Justice Department (RFP 64426061926, due July 2, 2026) is procuring an online special education tracking system to manage compliance monitoring for approximately 700–800 students across five secure facilities, serving as an outlier within this code focused more on platforms than direct service delivery.