UNSPSC 86132215: Educational policy service

Service involving the principles and government policy-making in the educational sphere, as well as the collection of laws and rules that govern the operation of education systems.

UNSPSC 86132215 Educational policy service is a Commodity code. State and local governments solicit this code for professional consulting and curriculum development services that support strategic education initiatives—specifically to design, review, implement, and evaluate instructional programs, training methodologies, and policy frameworks across K-12 districts, higher education institutions, and workforce development systems. Recent opportunities show districts and state education agencies engaging external expertise to build or refine teaching standards, assessment systems, professional development delivery, special-population program structures, and compliance-focused training in areas ranging from English learner support and special education inclusion to semiconductor workforce readiness and suicide prevention training.

Issuing bodies span school districts (Hillsborough County Public Schools in Florida, Stockton Unified in California, Beaverton and Fort Bend in Oregon and Texas respectively), state departments of education (Michigan, Oregon, Texas Education Agency, Florida Department of Education), workforce development boards (Workforce Solutions Borderplex in Texas), state health and social-service agencies (Mississippi Department of Mental Health, Illinois Department on Aging, Colorado Department of Public Health), and higher education institutions (Valencia College, Texas State University, University of Texas at Austin). The code shows strong recent activity among K-12 school districts seeking curriculum review and professional development services; state education agencies procuring technical assistance for federally funded programs (Title I, English learner, special education compliance); and vocational and higher education institutions designing new degree or certificate programs. Geographic spread includes Florida, Texas, Michigan, Oregon, Mississippi, Colorado, Georgia, and California, with the heaviest concentration in Texas and Florida. Representative recent solicitations include Valencia College's RFQ for subject matter expertise reviewing semiconductor cleanroom and engineering technology curricula (due August 7, 2025); Hillsborough County Public Schools' notice of intent to purchase Brainspring Phonics First training and materials for exceptional student education teachers (due March 17, 2026); the Michigan Department of Education's RFP for English Learner Program Support technical assistance and compliance monitoring (proposals due September 28, 2026); and the Oregon Department of Education's RFP for Federal ESEA Implementation Support and Oversight across four service domains including monitoring and technical assistance (proposals due September 30, 2026). Consulting services, professional development delivery, curriculum development and review, and program evaluation dominate solicitation scope across this code.