NIGP 58045: Musical Supplies: Music Holders, Strings, Reeds, Rhythm Sticks, etc.

NIGP 58045 Musical Supplies: Music Holders, Strings, Reeds, Rhythm Sticks, Etc., an Item code, encompasses the full range of musical instruments, instrument accessories, and performance equipment that state and local school districts procure to support K–12 music programs. Recent solicitations reveal that state and local buyers source brass instruments (trumpets, trombones, French horns, tubas, euphoniums, baritones, sousaphones), woodwind instruments (flutes, clarinets, saxophones, oboes, bassoons), string instruments (violins, violas, cellos, double basses), percussion equipment (timpani, cymbals, drums, marimbas, xylophones), pianos, and ancillary items including reeds, strings, bows, cases, stands, and storage equipment. The primary issuing bodies are independent school districts and unified school districts across multiple states, occasionally joined by county school systems and regional public library systems. School districts typically solicit instruments on a standing-term or annual renewal basis to support ongoing music program needs, with contracts structured to allow purchases on an as-needed basis throughout the term.

Recent activity spans California, Georgia, Texas, Virginia, Michigan, and Maryland. The Fontana Unified School District (California) issued an ITB in October 2026 for 139 line items of musical instruments and accessories supporting 45 school sites, with award anticipated November 5, 2026. Muscogee County School District (Georgia) solicited bids on over 600 line items of instruments across all categories with a contract term of October 20, 2026, through October 19, 2027, and automatic renewal up to three years; award was anticipated October 19, 2026. Wicomico County Public Schools (Maryland) issued an IFB for 85 line items of instruments and pianos with bids due June 5, 2026, and contract award to multiple vendors based on lowest responsive and responsible bids. West Ottawa Public Schools (Michigan) and Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District (Texas) both solicited specialized instrument procurements—marching band drums and sheet music material, respectively—in mid-2026. Fairfax County Public Schools and Fairfax County Government (Virginia) established a term contract for discounted musical instruments at a percentage off manufacturer's suggested retail price. Columbia County School District (Georgia) procured music media shelving and storage equipment for band and orchestra spaces at two high schools in October 2026.