UNSPSC 60131231: Sarrusophone

A musical instrument that has several pipes bent in parallel and it has large holes on the instrument and the cap to cover it. This is the brass instrument used the double reed that is frequently used in military marching band.

UNSPSC 60131231 Sarrusophone is a Commodity code covering musical instruments, though recent state and local solicitations under this code and related classifications span the full range of band and orchestra equipment — woodwind, brass, percussion, and string instruments alongside pianos, cases, stands, and repair services. School districts are the dominant buying organizations, purchasing instruments on both as-needed and term-contract bases for music education programs across elementary, middle, and high schools. Scope ranges from single-unit specialty items and small repair contracts to comprehensive multi-year supply agreements covering hundreds of line items with student, intermediate, and professional-grade options from manufacturers including Yamaha, Selmer, Jupiter, and Pearl. One health and human services agency (Texas HHSC) has also procured musical instruments and related consumables for active treatment services. Issuing bodies include independent school districts of varying size, county school systems, and state-supported facilities, with purchases typically structured as firm-fixed-price unit buys or percentage-discount-from-MSRP term contracts.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia and surrounding regions, with solicitations from Muscogee County School District, Forsyth County Schools, and Bibb County School District all posting between June and August 2026. The Muscogee County School District issued ITB 27-002 on August 7, 2026 (responses due September 9, 2026) covering over 600 line items of instruments and accessories with automatic renewal through October 2029; Wicomico County Public Schools in Maryland posted IFB 58000-261 on May 8, 2026 (responses due June 5, 2026) for 85 line items including pianos, woodwinds, brass, percussion, and strings with two optional one-year renewals through June 2029. Fairfax County Public Schools and Fairfax County Government established a term contract with discount-from-MSRP pricing due August 6, 2026. Bibb County School District solicited band repair services across 38 school locations (quote deadline June 25, 2026) requiring seven-day turnaround and on-site or facility-based service capability. Texas HHSC procured seven specific items (wrist bells, capo, ukulele, microphone pack, drum rug, drum tuner, percussion gel) under IFB HHS0017843 due August 19, 2026, with an estimated fiscal 2025 similar-goods baseline of $25,000–$50,000.