UNSPSC 39111504: Stage or projection or studio lighting system

UNSPSC 39111504 Stage or projection or studio lighting system (Commodity) covers theatrical and entertainment lighting fixtures, control systems, and installation services that state and local governments procure for auditoriums, performance venues, broadcast facilities, and public gathering spaces. Recent solicitations show school districts, cities, and special-purpose authorities buying ETC theatrical lighting consoles, LED fixture kits, track-mounted spotlights, control systems, and comprehensive installation labor for auditorium renovations and venue upgrades. The issuing bodies are diverse—school districts (Jordan School District in Utah, Harlingen Consolidated ISD in Texas, Howard County Board of Education in Maryland), municipalities (City of Orlando, City of Frisco, City of Cooper City), regional transit authorities (Trinity Metro in Fort Worth), state cultural institutions (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Illinois), and county port authorities (Lee County Port Authority in Florida). A small number of jurisdictions appear multiple times: the City of Orlando has posted separate spotlight system bids for the Kia Center, and Jordan School District has issued multiple theatrical lighting upgrades for Elk Ridge Middle School. Beyond theatrical lighting, the code also captures holiday decorative lighting and traffic signal lighting systems when tagged at the commodity level, though these represent a distinct product line from stage-lighting-focused work.

Recent activity spans multiple states with concentrations in Texas (Brownsville, Fort Worth, Frisco, Harlingen), Florida (Orlando, Cooper City, Lee County), Utah (Jordan School District), Illinois (ALPLM), and Maryland (Howard County). Texas leads in volume—municipalities and school districts there have solicited traffic signal modernization lighting, holiday displays, and venue outfitting solutions in recent weeks. Representative recent opportunities include the Jordan School District's Invitation for Bid (IFB 26DB32) for theatrical lighting and AV upgrades at Elk Ridge Middle School with a May 14, 2026 due date, calling for ETC ColorSource fixtures and Ion Xe console installation; the City of Orlando's IFB for ten Lycian Model 1295 ELT spotlights at the Kia Center due March 12, 2026, requiring three years of maintenance support; the State of Illinois ALPLM solicitation (IFB due May 28, 2026) for ETC track lighting and control systems for the Citizen City exhibit; and Trinity Metro's RFP for electrical infrastructure supporting tree lighting at Fort Worth Central Station due April 9, 2026. Most theatrical lighting work is competitively bid as IFB or RFP; several solicitations carry mandatory pre-bid meetings, performance bonding requirements for contracts exceeding $50,000, and insurance thresholds of $1 million to $5 million in general liability coverage. Set-asides appear occasionally—Illinois ALPLM specifies a 4% Business Enterprise Program goal, and the City of Orlando reserves MBE/WBE/VBE preferences—but are not universal across the code.