UNSPSC 60131005: Melodion

A keyed instrument that produces sounds by vibrating its reed. Its sound is made by using keyboards and a mouthpiece connected by a hose.

UNSPSC 60131005 Melodion is a Commodity-tier code covering melodions and similar small keyboard and reed instruments that state and local governments purchase for school music programs and treatment facilities. Recent solicitations show that the code encompasses a much broader scope of musical instruments than melodions alone — school districts are buying band and orchestral instruments including woodwinds (saxophones, clarinets, oboes, flutes), brass (trumpets, trombones, French horns, tubas), strings (violins, cellos, basses), percussion (timpani, marimbas, drums, cymbals), and accessories (cases, stands, bows, storage racks), often as part of comprehensive supply agreements covering hundreds of line items at multiple grade levels. State and local education agencies are the primary buyers: school districts issue the vast majority of opportunities (Muscogee County School District, Forsyth County Schools, Fairfax County Public Schools, Wicomico County Public Schools, and Bibb County School District appear repeatedly), along with a state health agency (Texas Health and Human Services Commission) procuring instruments for supported living center treatment services. Vendors typically contract on an as-needed basis with automatic renewal options spanning one to three years, and school districts often reserve the right to award to single or multiple vendors based on lowest responsive bid.

Activity centers in Georgia and the broader Southeast, with recent postings from Muscogee County, Forsyth County, and Bibb County in Georgia, Wicomico County Schools in Maryland, Fairfax County in Virginia, and Texas. Representative opportunities include Muscogee County School District's ITB 27-002 (posted August 7, 2026, due September 9, 2026) for over 600 line items spanning woodwinds, brass, strings, percussion, and ancillaries with contract term October 20, 2026 through October 19, 2027; Wicomico County Public Schools' IFB 58000-261 (posted May 8, 2026, due June 5, 2026) for 85 line items including pianos, woodwinds, brass, percussion, and strings with term July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 and two optional renewal periods; and Bibb County School District's RFQ for band repair services (posted June 9, 2026, due June 25, 2026) covering brass, percussion, and woodwind instrument repairs across 38 school locations with one-year term and four-year renewal option. Fairfax County Public Schools and Fairfax County Government jointly solicited term contracts for discounted musical instruments from manufacturer's suggested retail price (RFP posted July 2, 2026, due August 6, 2026).