UNSPSC 60131316: Seul

A traditional string instrument with a resonance board 1800mm long and 320mm wide. It is made of paulownia wood or thorny ash. It has 25 silk-woven thread strings supported by goose leg-shaped frets. Its sound range is 2 octaves.

UNSPSC 60131316 Seul, a Commodity code, covers new musical instruments and orchestral equipment that state and local governments procure for school music programs, including band, orchestra, and ensemble instruction. Recent solicitations show school districts buying stringed instruments (violins, violas, cellos, basses, guitars), woodwind instruments (flutes, oboes, clarinets, saxophones, bassoons), brass instruments (trumpets, trombones, French horns, tubas, euphoniums), percussion instruments (timpani, drums, marimbas, xylophones), pianos, and related accessories and setup services. The buying mix is dominated by school districts—Forsyth County Schools (Georgia), Rockwood School District (Missouri), Cobb County School District (Georgia), Fulton County Schools (Georgia), Wicomico County Public Schools (Maryland), Fairfax County Public Schools and Fairfax County Government (Virginia), and Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District (Texas)—which procure on recurring cycles to support K–12 music education across elementary, middle, and high school levels. A few opportunities reflect cooperative purchasing arrangements, such as Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative in Texas, which aggregates demand across member institutions. School districts are the standout repeat buyers in this code, with multiple districts issuing solicitations within the past four months.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia (Fulton County Schools, Forsyth County Schools, Cobb County School District), with secondary activity in Missouri (Rockwood School District), Maryland (Wicomico County Public Schools), Virginia (Fairfax County), and Texas (Harlingen Consolidated ISD and Region 7 Cooperative). Representative procurements include Fulton County Schools' IFB 173-26 for Musical & Orchestral Instruments and Accessories (due February 24, 2026) seeking qualified contractors to furnish new instruments, stringed instruments with shop adjustment, and firm net pricing on an F.O.B. destination basis across a five-year requirements contract with four optional one-year renewals; Wicomico County Public Schools' IFB 58000-261 (due June 5, 2026) for Musical Instruments & Pianos covering 85 line items including digital and acoustic pianos, woodwind, brass, percussion, and string instruments, with awards to multiple vendors based on lowest responsive and responsible bids and one-year full replacement warranty; and Rockwood School District's RFB for Musical Instruments 2026-2027 (due May 5, 2026) seeking string, brass, and woodwind instruments with specified setup and adjustment requirements, itemized pricing including delivery to all district locations, and government education pricing where available. Most school district procurements use IFB or RFB notice types with response dates typically four to eight weeks out and structure awards as firm-price requirements contracts, often with optional renewal periods.