UNSPSC 60131110: Alto horns

UNSPSC 60131110 Alto horns is a Commodity code that captures state and local government purchase of individual orchestral and band brass instruments—specifically alto horns and similar mid-range brass inventory—alongside broader musical-instrument procurement that school districts and other public bodies conduct when stocking music education programs. Recent state and local solicitations show that alto horns are procured as part of comprehensive band and orchestra equipment packages rather than in isolation; Muscogee County School District's August 2026 ITB for musical instruments listed over 600 line items spanning woodwinds, brass (including French horns, euphoniums, and tubas), strings, and percussion, while Wicomico County Public Schools' May 2026 IFB specified 85 line items across pianos, woodwinds, brass, percussion, and strings with delivery and warranty requirements. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with Muscogee County Schools, Forsyth County Schools, Fairfax County Public Schools, Wicomico County Public Schools, and Bibb County School District all active in the past four months. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission also procured musical instruments for a state-supported living center under an August 2026 IFB, though the seven items specified (including a baritone ukulele, wrist bell set, and drum accessories) fall outside typical band-instrument scope and appear tangential to alto horns specifically.

Geographic activity concentrates in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic, with recent solicitations from Georgia (Muscogee County Schools, Forsyth County Schools, and Bibb County School District), Maryland (Wicomico County Public Schools), Virginia (Fairfax County Public Schools and Fairfax County Government), and Texas (Health and Human Services Commission). Muscogee County Schools' ITB 27-002, due September 9, 2026, established a one-year contract (October 20, 2026 through October 19, 2027, renewable for up to three years) with awards by October 19, 2026, and named manufacturers including Yamaha, Selmer, Jupiter, and Pearl. Wicomico County Public Schools' IFB 58000-261, due June 5, 2026, specified July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 initial contract performance with two optional one-year renewals, multiple-vendor awards, and one-year full-replacement warranty at no additional charge. Bibb County School District's June 2026 RFQ for band repair services (covering brass, percussion, and woodwind instrument repairs) targeted 38 school locations with seven-day repair turnaround and preferred vendors within 250 miles, running one year with four optional renewal years. Neither contract value nor standing estimated volumes for alto horns specifically appear in the recent opportunities, reflecting the code's position within larger, heterogeneous musical-instrument purchasing vehicles.