UNSPSC 60131310: Gayageum

One of Korean traditional zither-type musical instruments. There are two types: Jeong-ak Gayageum and Sanjo Gayageum. It is made up of 12 silk thread-woven strings placed on the 1500 mm long and 300 mm wide wooden resonance board made out of paulownia or chestnut trees supported by 12 gooses's foot-shaped frets. It is played with the fingers and has 2.5 octave ranges.

UNSPSC 60131310 Gayageum, a Commodity code, names a Korean stringed instrument rarely appearing in state and local procurement. Recent opportunities soliciting under this code show no gayageum purchases; instead, school districts and educational cooperatives are buying comprehensive band, orchestra, and music education instruments—flutes, clarinets, saxophones, brass instruments, violins, violas, cellos, basses, percussion equipment, and digital or acoustic pianos—along with repair services and catalog discounts on musical supplies and accessories. The actual procurement reflects general music education support rather than the gayageum specifically. Issuing bodies are primarily school districts (Forsyth County Schools in Georgia, Wicomico County Public Schools in Maryland, Rockwood School District in Missouri, Cobb County School District in Georgia, Fulton County Schools in Georgia, and Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District in Texas) and regional educational cooperatives (Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative in Texas), with most activities concentrated in Georgia and Texas. Solicitations run across multiple notice types—Invitations for Bid (IFB), Requests for Proposals (RFP), and competitive bid processes—with response dates ranging from February through August 2026.

Recent representative opportunities include Wicomico County Public Schools' IFB 58000-261 (due June 5, 2026) for 85 line items of musical instruments and pianos with delivery within 45 days and one-year warranty coverage; Fulton County Schools' IFB 198-26 (due April 28, 2026) for musical and orchestral instruments and accessories across 102 schools, structured as a requirements contract with four optional one-year renewals; Rockwood School District's RFP for musical instrument repair services (due May 12, 2026) covering approximately 1,500 annual repair line items across band, orchestral strings, and guitar categories; and Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative's catalog discount bids (MUSIC2223 and MUSIC2324) with estimated annual expenditures of $4.0 million to $4.1 million serving multiple member institutions. The geographic concentration centers on Georgia (Fulton, Cobb, and Forsyth County school districts), with notable activity in Maryland, Missouri, and Texas; the code shows consistent activity across early 2026 but little evidence of gayageum-specific demand.