UNSPSC 60131208: Kazoos

UNSPSC 60131208 Kazoos is a Commodity code under which state and local governments procure musical instruments for school music programs, performing arts centers, and therapeutic treatment facilities. Recent solicitations show that this code captures a broader range of band and orchestra instruments than the nominal "kazoos" label suggests — school districts are buying woodwind instruments (clarinets, saxophones, flutes, oboes), brass (trumpets, trombones, French horns, tubas), strings (violins, cellos, violas, basses), percussion (timpani, drums, cymbals, marimbas), and ancillary items including cases, stands, and storage equipment. The work is almost exclusively driven by school districts, with supporting activity from state health departments acquiring instruments for therapeutic programs. Vendors typically bid on unit pricing for specified line items, with contracts running one to three years and allowing single or multiple awards based on lowest responsive bid per item or item group. General liability insurance ($1,000,000 to $2,000,000 per occurrence) and workers' compensation coverage are standard requirements.

School districts across Georgia, Texas, Virginia, and Maryland have posted the most recent activity under this code. The Muscogee County School District in Georgia issued an ITB on August 7, 2026, for over 600 line items of musical instruments with bids due September 9, 2026, and a one-year contract term renewable for up to three years. Wicomico County Public Schools in Maryland posted an IFB on May 8, 2026, for 85 line items of instruments and pianos with bids due June 5, 2026, covering July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 with two optional one-year renewals and a requirement for one year of full replacement warranty. Forsyth County Schools in Georgia issued band equipment solicitations in July 2026 with strict make-and-model specifications and no alternates permitted. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission posted an IFB in early August 2026 for seven specific musical instruments and consumables to support a state-supported living center. Fairfax County Public Schools and Fairfax County Government solicited term contracts for discounted musical instruments from MSRP in early July 2026. Bibb County School District in Georgia requested band instrument repair services in June 2026, covering brass, woodwind, and percussion repairs across 38 school locations with a seven-business-day completion standard and one-year initial term with four optional renewals.