UNSPSC 60131114: Tuba

This is a brass musical instrument.

UNSPSC 60131114 Tuba is a Commodity code capturing the narrow procurement of individual brass instruments—specifically tubas—for school music programs. State and local governments purchasing under this code are predominantly school districts and county school systems that procure band and orchestra instruments to support music education curricula. Recent solicitations show that tuba procurement typically occurs as part of broader band instrument and musical supplies buys rather than as standalone, tuba-specific orders. District music programs acquire new instruments to replace worn equipment, build student ensemble capacity, and maintain instructional collections across elementary, middle, and high schools. The work is straightforward goods acquisition, though some jurisdictions simultaneously solicit repair and maintenance services for existing instruments.

School districts across Georgia, Texas, Connecticut, Maryland, and Missouri have driven recent activity in this commodity space, with Fulton County Schools (Georgia), Forsyth County Schools (Georgia), Rockwood School District (Missouri), Wicomico County Public Schools (Maryland), and Donna Independent School District (Texas) among repeat buyers over the past six months. Representative recent solicitations include Wicomico County Public Schools' IFB for Musical Instruments & Pianos (85 line items including tubas and other brass instruments, sealed bids due June 5, 2026), Fulton County Schools' IFB 198-26 for Musical & Orchestral Instruments and Accessories (102 schools district-wide, competitive bid due April 28, 2026), Rockwood School District's RFB for Musical Instruments 2026-2027 (string, brass, and woodwind instruments including tubas, sealed bids due May 5, 2026), and Norwalk Public Schools' RFP 4471R for new band instruments serving seven schools with a $300,000 budget (sealed proposals due February 25, 2026). Cooperative purchasing vehicles, particularly Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative in Texas, also aggregate tuba and instrument demand across member school districts, with estimated annual expenditures exceeding $4 million. Geographic concentration is strongest in the Southeast (Georgia, Maryland) and South-Central (Texas) regions, with activity also in the Midwest (Missouri) and Northeast (Connecticut), reflecting the breadth of school-based music programs nationwide.