UNSPSC 60131307: Mandolins

UNSPSC 60131307 Mandolins, a Commodity code, represents a narrow slice of the broader musical instruments category that state and local governments procure for school music programs, arts education, and therapeutic services. In practice, recent solicitations under this code show that school districts and state-supported facilities are buying comprehensive suites of band and orchestra instruments—woodwinds, brass, strings, percussion, and associated equipment—rather than mandolins specifically. Muscogee County School District's ITB 27-002, posted August 7, 2026, with bids due September 9, 2026, scopes over 600 line items across saxophones, clarinets, trumpets, trombones, violins, timpani, and ancillary gear from manufacturers including Yamaha, Selmer, Jupiter, and Pearl in student, intermediate, and professional grades, with a one-year contract term from October 20, 2026, through October 19, 2027, renewable for up to three years. The issuing bodies under this code are predominantly school districts (Muscogee County Schools in Georgia, Forsyth County Schools in Georgia, Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, and Wicomico County Public Schools in Maryland) and state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission at Richmond State Supported Living Center), with the school districts representing the bulk of recent activity.

Geographic concentration leans toward Georgia and Virginia, with activity also appearing in Texas, Maryland, and likely other states not named in the source. Representative recent opportunities include Wicomico County Public Schools IFB 58000-261, posted May 8, 2026, with bids due June 5, 2026, covering 85 line items of digital and acoustic pianos, woodwinds, brass, percussion, and strings on FOB destination pricing with a July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 contract term and two optional one-year renewals; Fairfax County Public Schools and Fairfax County Government RFP 2000004389, posted July 2, 2026, due August 6, 2026, for term contracts establishing percentage discounts from manufacturer's suggested retail price across all musical instrument categories; and Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017843, posted August 4, 2026, due August 19, 2026, for seven specific items including wrist bells, guitar capo, ukulele, and percussion accessories to support active treatment services at a state-supported living center. School district purchases typically require general liability and workers' compensation insurance, firm fixed unit pricing, FOB destination delivery, and awards to single or multiple vendors on a lowest responsive and responsible bid basis; contract terms run one year with renewal options, and multi-vendor awards allow districts to source instruments on an as-needed basis throughout the contract period.