UNSPSC 60131315: Daejaeng

A Korean traditional string instrument which is made up of a resonance board of 1700mm long and 200~300mm wide made of paulownia wood. It has 15 silk-woven thread strings. Each string is supported by a goose leg-shaped fret. The left hand presses down on the fret and the right hand plays Daejaeng. The sound is low and magnificent.

UNSPSC 60131315 Daejaeng is a Commodity code covering orchestral and band musical instruments that state and local school districts and human services agencies procure for music education programs and therapeutic activities. Recent opportunities show school districts buying complete ranges of woodwind, brass, string, and percussion instruments in student, intermediate, and professional grades from named manufacturers including Yamaha, Selmer, Jupiter, and Pearl, along with cases, stands, bows, and storage accessories, while specialized service providers source smaller quantities of specific instruments and consumables for treatment settings. Issuing bodies are predominantly school districts—Muscogee County School District (Georgia), Forsyth County Schools (Georgia), Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia), and Wicomico County Public Schools (Maryland)—alongside occasional state human services agencies such as the Texas Health and Human Services Commission. The mix reflects education as the dominant use case, with ancillary demand from state-supported living centers.

Geographic activity concentrates in the Southeast and mid-Atlantic, with Georgia seeing multiple recent solicitations (Muscogee County and Forsyth County), Texas and Maryland each issuing concurrent procurements, and Virginia (Fairfax County) establishing term contracts for discounted pricing across all departments. Representative recent opportunities include Muscogee County School District's ITB 27-002 (over 600 line items across all instrument families, sealed bids due September 9, 2026, contract period October 20, 2026 through October 19, 2027 with renewal options to three years), Wicomico County Public Schools' IFB 58000-261 (85 line items including pianos and all orchestral families, bids due June 5, 2026, contract July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 with optional renewals), and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017843 (seven specific instruments and consumables for therapeutic use, bids due August 19, 2026). School district procurements typically require unit pricing FOB destination, multiple-vendor awards based on lowest responsive bid, general liability insurance of $1,000,000 to $2,000,000, and one-year warranty support; payment terms are Net 30.