NIGP 80350: Music Systems and Components (Stereo Only)

NIGP 80350 Music Systems and Components (Stereo Only) is an Item code under which state and local governments procure musical instruments, related supplies, services, and classroom or conference room audio-visual technology systems. Recent solicitations show school districts and cooperative purchasing consortia buying instruments (strings, brass, woodwind, percussion, keyboards, electronic), consumables (reeds, strings, drumsticks, cases, stands, sheet music), repair and maintenance services, and integrated AV systems for educational spaces including projectors, control panels, audio equipment, and support services.

The issuing-body mix is dominated by school districts and regional cooperative purchasing vehicles. Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative in Kilgore, Texas has issued multiple cycles of broad catalog discount bids for musical instruments and supplies serving member school districts, with estimated annual expenditures of $4 million to $9.8 million and prior award cycles attracting 34–37 responding vendors. Individual school districts—Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District in Cameron County, Texas and Ann Arbor Public Schools in Michigan—are soliciting vendor lists and specific AV system installations. Valencia College District Board of Trustees in Florida issued an RFP for college-wide classroom and conference room technology services covering nine campus locations, approximately 900 rooms, and historical annual spending of approximately $1.6 million. Recent activity spans Texas (Region 7 and Los Fresnos), Michigan (Ann Arbor), and Florida (Valencia College), with the cooperative purchasing model in Texas generating the largest dollar volumes. Representative recent opportunities include Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative's Invitation for Catalog Discount Bid MUSIC2628 (posted June 22, 2026; due May 28, 2026; estimated expenditure $9,809,750 over two years with contract term June 18, 2026–June 18, 2028); Los Fresnos CISD's RFP 26-27-06 for Music Supplies, Instruments, or Related Services (posted February 18, 2026; due April 2, 2026; contract term September 1, 2026–August 31, 2027); Ann Arbor Public Schools' IFB 25.0026A for New Dicken Elementary AV installation (posted May 1, 2026; due May 28, 2026); and Valencia College District's RFP 2026-26 for Classroom & Conference Room Technology Services (posted April 6, 2026; due April 30, 2026; three-year initial term with two optional one-year extensions).