UNSPSC 86132200: Educational support services

Range of services designed to assist and supplement existing educational programs.

UNSPSC 86132200 Educational support services is a Class code encompassing professional development, training delivery, instructional materials, and related educational services purchased by state and local governments to enhance teaching and learning across K–12 and early childhood settings. Recent state and local solicitations under this code show school districts and state education agencies buying structured literacy training (Phonics First methodologies), districtwide staff development in academic content and special populations, instructional materials aligned to curriculum standards, workforce training for early childhood and special education professionals, and technical assistance on policy implementation and system alignment. The work ranges from single-vendor sole-source purchases of copyrighted programs to competitive RFPs for broad-based professional development and materials portfolios delivered face-to-face, online, or hybrid across multiple grade levels and subject areas.

Issuing bodies include independent school districts (Hillsborough County Public Schools in Tampa, Katy Independent School District in Texas, Jordan School District in Utah, Charles County Public Schools in Maryland, Northside Independent School District in San Antonio), state departments of education (Maryland State Department of Education, Connecticut Department of Education, Illinois State Board of Education, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Workforce Commission), municipal and county agencies (Los Angeles County Public Works, City of Tucson Housing and Community Development Department, County of Orange Social Services, Martin Luther King Corridor Improvement Authority in Jackson, Michigan), and regional higher-education systems (Connecticut State Colleges and Universities). School districts and state education departments account for the largest share of recent activity. Geographic spread is broad, with recent opportunities posted from Texas (Katy ISD, Texas HHS, Texas Workforce Commission, San Antonio), Florida (Hillsborough County, Orlando Utilities Commission, Palm Beach County), Maryland (MSDE multiple initiatives), California (Los Angeles County, San Mateo County), Connecticut (CSCU, Connecticut Department of Education), Illinois (ISBE), Arizona (City of Tucson), Utah (Jordan School District), Michigan (Jackson MLK CIA), District of Columbia (Events DC, OSSE), and other jurisdictions. Representative recent opportunities include Hillsborough County Public Schools' sole-source notice for Brainspring Phonics First professional development and materials (Notice of Intent to Purchase Single/Sole Source, posting October 19, 2026, challenge period through March 23, 2026); Katy Independent School District's RFP #2335AB-E for districtwide staff development and materials with responses due October 16, 2026 covering interactive, research-based professional development across ten focus areas (PreK–12 Academic Content, English Learners, Interventions, Counseling and Social-Emotional Learning, Special Education, Professional Learning, Instructional Technology, and Career and Technical Education); and Maryland State Department of Education's multiple RFQs for early childhood system support, including quality improvement system redesign (RFQ R00B7600027 due July 22, 2026), mathematics instructional materials development for Integrated Algebra 1 (RFQ FY27-OTL-001 due August 17, 2026 with $100,000 ceiling), and K–5 structured literacy provider qualification (RFI #007 due September 30, 2026). The code shows sustained demand across state and local jurisdictions for both curricular content and professional development delivery, with particular emphasis on literacy, mathematics, special populations, and early childhood workforce capacity.