UNSPSC 60131106: Bugles

UNSPSC 60131106 Bugles, a Commodity code, represents a narrow product category within musical instruments that state and local governments buy infrequently as a standalone item. Recent solicitation activity shows that school districts and education agencies treat bugles as part of broader band and orchestra instrument procurement rather than as discrete purchases, with bugles appearing only implicitly within larger instrument suites solicited by districts serving music education programs. The issuing bodies are predominantly public school districts—including Forsyth County Schools (Georgia), Fairfax County Public Schools and Government (Virginia), Bibb County School District (Georgia), Wicomico County Public Schools (Maryland), Rockwood School District (Missouri), Cobb County School District (Georgia), Fulton County Schools (Georgia), Los Fresnos Consolidated ISD (Texas), Norwalk Public Schools (Connecticut), and Donna ISD (Texas)—along with one county government (Columbia County Board of Commissioners, Georgia) and a regional cooperative purchasing vehicle (Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative, Texas). These jurisdictions typically bundle bugle procurement within RFPs, RFBs, and IFBs for comprehensive band instruments and supplies, often with catalog discounts or as part of multi-year requirements contracts with optional renewal periods.

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia (Forsyth County, Bibb County, Cobb County, Fulton County, and Columbia County), with secondary presence in Texas (Donna ISD, Los Fresnos CISD, and Region 7 Cooperative serving statewide members), Virginia (Fairfax County), Maryland (Wicomico County), Missouri (Rockwood), and Connecticut (Norwalk). Representative recent opportunities include Forsyth County Schools' Band Equipment bid (RFQ/IFB, due July 30, 2026) seeking specific make-and-model instruments; Wicomico County Public Schools' furnishing and delivery of musical instruments and pianos (IFB 58000-261, due June 5, 2026) encompassing 85 line items across woodwind, brass, and percussion categories; Rockwood School District's musical instruments procurement (RFB, due May 5, 2026) covering string, brass, and woodwind instruments with delivery and setup; Fulton County Schools' Musical & Orchestral Instruments and Accessories (IFB 198-26, due April 28, 2026) with guaranteed discounts and online catalog requirements; and Norwalk Public Schools' new band instruments (RFP 4471R, due February 25, 2026) with a $300,000 budget targeting seven schools across high and middle school levels. None of these solicitations explicitly named bugles as a line item or primary focus, indicating that pursuit under this code requires vendors to position bugles within full-service band instrument offerings to school districts.