UNSPSC 86131901: Primary schooling services for people with disabilities

UNSPSC 86131901 Primary schooling services for people with disabilities is a Commodity code. State and local school districts procure direct service personnel to students with disabilities and their families under this code—speech-language pathologists, occupational and physical therapists, educational diagnosticians, licensed school psychologists, special education teachers, paraprofessionals, sign language interpreters, nurses, behavioral consultants, and related support staff. The mix of issuing bodies is overwhelmingly K-12 school districts (independent districts, county systems, and regional cooperatives) across multiple states, with Katy Independent School District in Texas appearing as a standout repeat buyer posting multiple solicitations for diagnosticians, interpreters, and evaluation materials in the past three months. Most recent solicitations are RFPs and RFQs structured either as on-demand staffing contracts or as approved-vendor-list procurements with no minimum volume guarantees; Katy ISD's RFP #2516YT for Educational Diagnosticians and Licensed School Psychologists (due August 13, 2026) and RFP #2518YT for Sign Language Interpreting Services across a six-district cooperative (due July 8, 2026) exemplify the scope—districts contract for evaluation services, IEP facilitation, therapy delivery, and accommodation support across single and multiple campuses on one-year renewable terms.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas (Katy ISD, Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City ISD, Cypress-Fairbanks ISD, Eanes ISD, Elgin ISD, and multiple others) and the Southeast (Georgia, Florida, Mississippi), with significant representation also from Arizona, New Mexico, Oregon, Washington, and Kentucky. The code shows sustained procurement intensity: districts are awarding open-ended special education service contracts, establishing vendor pools for as-needed staffing across speech, occupational, physical therapy and behavioral health, and soliciting educational diagnostics and evaluation platforms. A notable outlier, the Texas Juvenile Justice Department's RFP for an online special education tracking system (due July 2, 2026) is tangentially related—it procures software infrastructure rather than direct schooling services. The majority of awards are multi-year with renewal options, hourly or daily billing rates, and preference for bilingual capacity where demographic demand supports it. Set-asides and preferences vary by jurisdiction; Texas entities reference HUB or local-preference clauses, Georgia districts apply local supplier preference, and cooperative purchasing mechanisms allow contract extension to member districts. Most districts do not guarantee service volumes and explicitly reserve the right to award multiple vendors or terminate for convenience.