UNSPSC 60131314: Dangbipa

A Korean traditional string instrument which is also called Gokkyeongbipa. Its resonance board is made of hazel wood or mulberry and is 1000mm long by 300~400mm wide. Its strings are comprised of 4 silk-woven threads. It is played with a 'Bal', an ax-shaped wooden stick, or a finger covered with a thimble.

UNSPSC 60131314 Dangbipa (Commodity) covers the supply of band and orchestral instruments, string instruments, and related equipment to support music education programs in K–12 school districts and cooperative purchasing consortia. Recent state and local solicitations frame the work as furnishing new instruments meeting National Association for Music Educators specifications, including digital and acoustic pianos, woodwind instruments (flutes, clarinets, saxophones, oboes, bassoons), brass instruments (trumpets, trombones, French horns, tubas), percussion equipment (timpani, drums, marimbas), and stringed instruments (violins, violas, cellos, basses, guitars) often requiring shop adjustment and setup prior to delivery on an FOB destination basis. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix—Forsyth County Schools, Fairfax County Public Schools, Wicomico County Public Schools, Rockwood School District, Cobb County School District, Fulton County Schools, and Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District have all posted solicitations—alongside regional purchasing cooperatives such as Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative in Texas serving member school systems. The work typically involves bidding on instrument supply agreements ranging from single-year contracts to multi-year requirements contracts with optional renewals, sometimes with multiple-vendor awards to ensure supply continuity and competitive pricing.

Activity concentrates in Georgia (Cobb County, Fulton County), Texas (Region 7 Cooperative, Harlingen ISD), Maryland (Wicomico County), Missouri (Rockwood School District), and Virginia (Fairfax County). Representative recent opportunities include Wicomico County Public Schools' IFB 58000-261 (due June 5, 2026) for 85 line items spanning pianos, woodwind, brass, percussion, and string instruments with unit pricing and a July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027 initial contract term; Fulton County Schools' IFB 173-26 (questions due February 10, 2026; bids due February 24, 2026) for Musical & Orchestral Instruments and Accessories across 130 schools on a requirements contract with four optional renewals; Rockwood School District's RFB for Musical Instruments 2026-2027 (due May 5, 2026) and companion RFP for Musical Instrument Repairs (due May 12, 2026) covering 1,500 annual repair and maintenance line items across four service categories; and Fairfax County Public Schools and Fairfax County Government's term-contract solicitation (due August 6, 2026) for percentage discounts off manufacturer's suggested retail price. Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative's most recent awards cite estimated total expenditures of $4,023,841 (2022–2023 cycle) and $4,087,396 (2023–2024 cycle), signaling sustained volume demand across cooperative member institutions.