UNSPSC 60131229: Musette

A type of bag pipe, which was highly popular in the 17th and 18th centuries, and has the two cylinder-type chanter and 4 to 5 tied-up drone and they are operated by arm.

UNSPSC 60131229 Musette, a Commodity code, covers band and orchestral instruments that state and local school districts procure for classroom instruction, performance programs, and music education across their systems. Recent solicitations show school districts buying new instruments (woodwind, brass, percussion, string, and keyboard), instrument repair and maintenance services, and accessories including strings, reeds, cases, and stands. The issuing bodies are predominantly independent school districts and county school systems—Forsyth County Schools, Fairfax County Public Schools, Bibb County School District, Wicomico County Public Schools, Rockwood School District, Cobb County School District, Fulton County Schools, Donna ISD, Los Fresnos CISD, and Norwalk Public Schools are repeat or recent active buyers. School districts also procure through cooperative purchasing vehicles such as Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative in Texas, which aggregates demand across member institutions. The code spans both supply of new instruments (often with competitive bidding on line-item specifications or catalog discounts) and service contracts for repair and maintenance across school buildings within a district.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia, Texas, Connecticut, Maryland, and Missouri. Forsyth County Schools (Georgia) issued a bid in July 2026 for band equipment with a response deadline of July 30, 2026, requiring specific make-and-model equipment with no alternates permitted. Wicomico County Public Schools (Maryland) issued an IFB in May 2026 for eighty-five line items spanning pianos, woodwind, brass, percussion, and string instruments, with sealed bids due June 5, 2026, and a contract term of July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 with two optional renewal years. Rockwood School District (Missouri) solicited instrument repairs through RFP 2609202 in April 2026 for a five-year term beginning August 1, 2026, targeting approximately 1,500 repair line items annually across band, orchestral, and guitar categories. Fulton County Schools (Georgia) released multiple IFBs for musical and orchestral instruments and accessories across 102–130 schools, with bid deadlines in February and April 2026, establishing requirements contracts with base and four optional one-year renewal periods. Norwalk Public Schools (Connecticut) issued RFP 4471R in February 2026 with a $300,000 budget for new band instruments across seven schools, with sealed proposals due February 25, 2026. Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative (Texas) carries standing cooperative catalogs with estimated annual expenditures of $4,087,396, last bid cycle closed May 30, 2023, attracting 36 respondents. School districts typically evaluate on price and delivery performance, require delivery and setup, mandate insurance and background checks, and award to one or multiple vendors.