UNSPSC 86131902: Secondary schooling services for people with disabilities

UNSPSC 86131902 Secondary schooling services for people with disabilities is a Commodity code describing direct therapeutic, educational, and support services delivered to students with disabilities in school settings, including speech-language pathology, special education instruction, occupational and physical therapy, behavioral intervention, psychological evaluation, nursing care, and related specialized services that school districts contract to supplement or replace in-house capacity. State and local education agencies—primarily K-12 school districts spanning urban, suburban, and rural jurisdictions across multiple states—solicit these services on standing and project bases when internal staffing falls short of IDEA and Section 504 compliance demands. Florida school districts (Hillsborough County, Pinellas County) and Texas independent school districts (Katy, Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City, Hidalgo County, Griffin-Spalding County in Georgia) appear as repeat buyers in recent high-volume procurements; smaller districts in Mississippi, South Dakota, Georgia, Oregon, Michigan, and Nevada also post regularly. Speech-language pathology staffing, educational diagnostician and licensed school psychologist services, sign language and educational interpreting, occupational and physical therapy, and special education paraprofessional and teacher placement dominate recent solicitation activity, reflecting chronic nationwide shortages in specialized educational roles.

Recent opportunities illustrate the code's scope and issuing-body diversity. Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida) issued RFP 24127-RFP-DST in August 2024 seeking approximately 100 speech-language pathologists and 2 speech-language pathology assistants on short and long-term assignment to address FAPE compliance gaps, with proposals due March 23, 2026; the annual budget exceeds $11.6 million with IDEA grant funding of up to $3 million annually. Katy Independent School District (Texas) posted multiple concurrent RFPs for educational diagnosticians and licensed school psychologists (RFP 2516YT, due August 13, 2026), sign language interpreting (RFP 2518YT), and educational interpreting services (RFP 2519YT), each seeking hourly-rate vendors on multi-year terms. Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City ISD established an open-ended Approved Provider List under RFP 25-004V for speech-language pathology, occupational and physical therapy, nursing, school psychology, educational diagnostician, and related services across a rolling solicitation extending through December 2029. Tacoma Public Schools (Washington) and Dougherty County Schools (Georgia) sought special education contracted services including behavioral support and nursing on three-year terms with renewal options. Specialized procurements also appear: Beaverton School District (Oregon) posted a $411,953 sole-source notice for in-person therapy classroom placement and residential services; the Texas Education Agency issued RFP 701-26-027 for PreK-12 open education resource development and content review aligned to special education instruction; South Dakota requested proposals for statewide summative alternate assessments for students with significant cognitive disabilities (RFP 26RFP19511, due August 15, 2026, five-year term with three one-year renewal options). Geographic concentration spans Florida, Texas, Georgia, and Mississippi as the heaviest-recent-activity states, with secondary activity in Washington, Nevada, Oregon, Michigan, and South Dakota. Most solicitations require state or professional licensure (Florida SLP licensure, Texas Educational Diagnostician or Licensed School Psychologist certification, Nevada HIPAA compliance), background clearance, and workers' compensation and liability insurance. Evaluation typically weights qualifications and experience, responsiveness to scope, and pricing; set-asides for disadvantaged businesses are encouraged but not mandatory in most jurisdictions. Contract terms range from one to five years with annual renewal options where authorized by appropriation.