UNSPSC 60131109: Mellophones

UNSPSC 60131109 Mellophones, a Commodity code, encompasses brass and wind instruments purchased by state and local school districts, primarily for band and orchestra programs. Recent state and local solicitations under this code show school districts buying comprehensive sets of band and orchestral instruments—including woodwinds (saxophones, clarinets, oboes, flutes), brass (trumpets, trombones, French horns, tubas, euphoniums), strings (violins, violas, cellos, basses), and percussion (timpani, marimbas, drums, cymbals)—in student, intermediate, and professional grades from manufacturers such as Yamaha, Selmer, Jupiter, and Pearl. School districts are the primary issuing bodies, soliciting new instruments for band and music programs as well as repair services to support existing instrument inventories across multiple school locations.

Activity clusters in Georgia and the broader Southeast, with recent solicitations from Muscogee County School District (ITB 27-002, due September 9, 2026, spanning over 600 line items), Forsyth County Schools (B26-09, due July 30, 2026), and Bibb County School District (band repair services RFQ, due June 25, 2026). Beyond the Southeast, Wicomico County Public Schools in Maryland posted IFB 58000-261 for 85 line items of musical instruments and pianos due June 5, 2026, and Fairfax County Public Schools and Fairfax County Government in Virginia solicited term contracts for musical instruments at MSRP discounts (due August 6, 2026). The Texas Health and Human Services Commission also posted an IFB for musical instruments and consumables to support treatment services at a state living center (due August 19, 2026), though the scope—seven specific items including ukulele, wrist bells, and drum tuning gear—falls outside core school district band procurement. School districts typically award to single or multiple vendors based on lowest responsive and responsible bids, require unit pricing FOB destination with delivery included, and structure contracts as one-year terms with renewal options spanning two to four additional years.