UNSPSC 60131322: Yangkum

A Korean traditional string instrument with the length of 1000 to 1100mm and width of 300 to 330mm. It is made up of wood board with 14 steel strings on the front side, and played by the bamboo stick.

UNSPSC 60131322 Yangkum, a Commodity code, encompasses new band, orchestra, and string instruments that state and local governments procure for music education programs. Recent solicitations show school districts acquiring comprehensive ranges of instruments—woodwinds, brass, percussion, strings, and pianos—either as new equipment purchases or as long-term supply arrangements. Issuing bodies are predominantly large school districts and county school systems, with occasional participation by cooperative purchasing organizations serving multiple member districts. Forsyth County Schools in Georgia, Rockwood School District in Missouri, Wicomico County Public Schools in Maryland, Cobb County School District in Georgia, and Fulton County Schools in Georgia account for multiple recent opportunities under this code, indicating that established districts with robust music programs return to the market regularly. Representative work includes Forsyth County Schools' band equipment bid (due July 30, 2026), Wicomico County Public Schools' 85-line-item IFB for pianos and instruments across all orchestral families (due June 5, 2026, with a contract term running July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 plus two optional renewals), and Rockwood School District's Musical Instruments RFB for the 2026-2027 school year (due May 5, 2026, with performance through November 30, 2026).

Geographic concentration is evident in Georgia and Missouri, with secondary activity in Maryland and Texas. Fulton County Schools appears in the recent record at least twice (IFB 198-26 and IFB 173-26, both due in late April and February 2026 respectively), signaling annual or semi-annual procurement cycles. The Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative in Texas represents the cooperative vehicle segment, with estimated expenditures of approximately $4 million annually across member institutions. Most school-district solicitations are RFPs or IFBs with response windows of two to four weeks, require firm pricing excluding federal excise and state sales taxes, demand references from governmental or school-district clients, mandate insurance coverage (typically $1 million to $2 million general liability), and award to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder. Contracts typically run one school year or longer, with optional renewal periods of one to five years at identical terms. No set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises appear in the available records.