NIGP 95265: Musical Awareness Services

NIGP 95265 Musical Awareness Services, an Item code, encompasses music therapy delivery, fine arts instruction and performance services, and musical instruments and supplies that state and local governments—primarily school districts and health and human services agencies—procure to serve student populations, individuals with disabilities, and specialized vocational programs. Recent solicitations show music therapy as clinical intervention (individual and group sessions, assessments, virtual delivery) under therapeutic licensing and credentialing standards; fine arts instruction as standing-vendor arrangements for performances and creative learning across multiple campuses; and musical instruments as catalog discount procurement through cooperative purchasing vehicles. Issuing bodies include state health departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), independent school districts (Austin ISD), and regional educational service cooperatives. Texas appears to be the dominant recent activity state, with three posted opportunities from June through September 2026.

The Texas Health and Human Services Commission solicited music therapy services for the Blind Children's Vocational Discovery and Development Program (HHS0017816, RFP, due September 8, 2026) across four regional operational areas, with a 12-month initial term plus four optional extensions and insurance and HIPAA compliance requirements. Austin Independent School District issued a standing-vendor RFP (27RFP021, due August 4, 2026) for fine arts instruction and performances across all district campuses through June 30, 2031, requiring pre-award of all fine arts vendors before service delivery. Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative, serving Texas school districts, awarded a catalog discount bid for musical instruments and supplies (MUSIC2628, contract term June 2026 through June 2028) with estimated expenditures of $9,809,750 across 34 previous award holders, indicating an established vendor pool in the cooperative.