UNSPSC 60131212: Danso

A traditional Korean wind instrument which is 390mm long and 20mm wide with 5 holes. It is made of old bamboo, and has 2 octave ranges. Its sound is clean and clear, so it is suitable for recital.

UNSPSC 60131212 Danso is a Commodity code covering percussion and plucked-string musical instruments, though the recent state and local activity in this code shows solicitations focused primarily on comprehensive band and orchestra instrument procurement including woodwinds, brass, strings, and percussion across multiple grade levels and performance tiers. School districts and county education systems are the primary buyers, soliciting mixed inventories of student, intermediate, and professional-grade instruments from established manufacturers such as Yamaha, Selmer, Jupiter, and Pearl. Solicitations specify delivery on an as-needed basis throughout contract periods ranging from one to three years, with pricing typically unit-based on supplied quote sheets and including packing and FOB-destination delivery to multiple school locations. Vendors must meet standard commercial general liability and workers' compensation insurance requirements, with some jurisdictions requiring $1 million to $2 million per-occurrence general liability coverage, and all responding vendors must demonstrate current client references and relevant experience with similar instrument procurement.

Georgia and Maryland school districts dominate the recent activity, with Muscogee County School District (ITB 27-002, response due September 9, 2026, covering over 600 line items across all instrument families and contract period October 20, 2026 through October 19, 2027), Forsyth County Schools (B26-09, response due July 30, 2026, specified make-and-model band equipment), and Wicomico County Public Schools in Maryland (IFB 58000-261, response due June 5, 2026, 85 line items with one-year initial term plus two optional renewals) issuing the most detailed recent solicitations. Fairfax County Public Schools and Fairfax County Government in Virginia also solicited term contracts for discounted musical instruments (response due August 6, 2026), establishing pricing benchmarks for ongoing departmental purchases. Award strategies typically favor single or multiple vendors based on lowest responsive and responsible bid by item or item grouping, with automatic renewal provisions in multi-year contracts subject to continued appropriation and performance.