UNSPSC 60131303: Guitars

UNSPSC 60131303 Guitars (Commodity) covers the supply of guitars and related stringed instruments that state and local governments procure for school music programs. Recent activity shows school districts acquiring guitars as part of broader band and orchestra instrument solicitations, where guitars appear alongside woodwinds, brass, percussion, and other stringed instruments in mixed-instrument procurements. The code sits within a broader ecosystem of musical instrument purchasing: state and local buyers source guitars individually through catalog discounts, as line items within comprehensive instrument bids, and as part of repair and maintenance contracts. Issuing bodies are predominantly 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), and Fulton County Schools (Georgia)—with one independent school district in Texas (Harlingen Consolidated ISD) and one regional purchasing cooperative (Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative in Texas) also soliciting musical instruments. School districts represent the dominant buyer across recent opportunities, typically seeking instruments to support K–12 music education curricula.

Geographic activity clusters in the Southeast and mid-Atlantic, with Georgia (Forsyth County, Cobb County, Fulton County), Virginia (Fairfax County), Maryland (Wicomico County), and Missouri (Rockwood School District) posting the most recent solicitations. Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative in Texas and Harlingen ISD in Texas extend the footprint to the South. Representative recent opportunities include Wicomico County Public Schools' IFB 58000-261 (posted May 8, 2026; due June 5, 2026) for Musical Instruments & Pianos covering 85 line items including guitars, string instruments, woodwinds, brass, and percussion with FOB delivery, one-year warranty, and multiple-award structure; Rockwood School District's RFB for Musical Instruments 2026-2027 (posted April 7, 2026; due May 5, 2026) covering string, brass, and woodwind instruments with setup and playtest requirements; Fulton County Schools' IFB 198-26 (posted March 26, 2026; due April 28, 2026) for Musical & Orchestral Instruments and Accessories across 102 schools requiring shop-adjusted stringed instruments and guaranteed minimum discounts; and Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative's catalog-discount RFP MUSIC2324 (due May 30, 2023; estimated annual expenditure $4,087,396) drawing 36 respondents in the prior award cycle. No recent opportunities are tagged exclusively to guitars; all involve guitars as component SKUs within instrument-family procurements.