UNSPSC 60131218: Sepiri

A traditional Korean woodwind instrument which is 250~350mm long and 10mm thick. It is blown lengthwise. It is made of bamboo, and played with several layers of bamboos. There are 7 finger holes. It has one octave.

UNSPSC 60131218 Sepiri (Commodity) covers musical instruments and related equipment that state and local governments procure to support school music education, band and orchestra programs, and performing arts facilities. Recent solicitations show school districts and county governments sourcing band instruments, orchestral instruments, pianos, string instruments, brass and woodwind instruments, percussion equipment, and repair services on both transactional and term-contract bases. The issuing bodies are primarily school districts—Forsyth County Schools (Georgia), Fairfax County Public Schools and Fairfax County Government (Virginia), Wicomico County Public Schools (Maryland), Rockwood School District (Missouri), Cobb County School District (Georgia), Fulton County Schools (Georgia), and Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District (Texas)—alongside county boards of commissioners (Columbia County, Georgia) and education cooperative purchasing consortia (Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative, Texas). These buyers range from small single-instrument procurements to comprehensive district-wide instrument programs serving tens of thousands of students.

Recent activity clusters in Georgia, with Fulton County Schools and Cobb County issuing multiple IFBs for orchestral and band instruments; Virginia and Maryland show similar patterns through Fairfax County Public Schools and Wicomico County Public Schools, while Missouri (Rockwood School District) and Texas (Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative, Harlingen ISD) round out the geographic mix. Representative opportunities include Wicomico County Public Schools' IFB 58000-261 (due June 5, 2026) for 85 line items of pianos, woodwind, brass, percussion, and string instruments on a July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027 contract with two one-year renewals; Rockwood School District's RFP for musical instrument repairs across four service categories with a five-year term commencing August 1, 2026; Fulton County Schools' IFB 198-26 (due April 28, 2026) for instruments and accessories across 102 schools; and Cobb County School District's April 23, 2026 bid (posted April 2) for band and orchestra instruments. Cooperative purchasing is active—Region 7 awarded $4,087,396 in estimated annual expenditures on MUSIC2324 (a catalog discount bid approved June 15, 2023, through June 15, 2024). Most school-district opportunities require delivery, setup, and warranty coverage, with preference sometimes given to vendors with local metro-area representatives for service and adjustment. Set-asides and disadvantaged-enterprise restrictions do not appear in the recent record.