UNSPSC 60131332: Bandurria

Musical instrument similar to the guitar but smaller. It has 6 paired courses of strings. It is played with a plectrum.

UNSPSC 60131332 Bandurria, a Commodity code, covers the procurement of band and orchestral instruments—primarily stringed, brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments—that state and local governments, particularly school districts, purchase to equip and maintain music education programs. Recent solicitations show school districts buying new instruments for classroom use, specialized instruments like grand pianos for performance venues, and comprehensive repair and maintenance services on an as-needed basis. Issuing bodies are predominantly independent school districts and county school systems, with occasional county governments and special-purpose purchasing cooperatives serving multiple member institutions. Fulton County Schools in Georgia appears as a repeat buyer, issuing multiple IFBs for musical and orchestral instruments and accessories across its 102 to 130 schools. Wicomico County Public Schools in Maryland, Rockwood School District in Missouri, Forsyth County Schools in Georgia, and Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District in Texas also posted solicitations under this code within the past six months.

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia (Fulton County, Cobb County, Columbia County, and Forsyth County), with additional recent solicitations in Maryland (Wicomico County), Missouri (Rockwood School District), Texas (Harlingen CISD and Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative serving multiple member districts), and Virginia (Fairfax County Public Schools and Fairfax County Government). Representative recent opportunities include Wicomico County Public Schools issuing an IFB on May 8, 2026, for furnishing and delivery of 85 line items of pianos, woodwind, brass, percussion, and string instruments with responses due June 5, 2026, with multiple awards and one-year warranty; Rockwood School District issuing an RFP on April 14, 2026, for comprehensive musical instrument repair services across four service categories (Band, Elementary, Orchestral Strings, Guitar) covering approximately 1,500 annual repair line items with responses due May 12, 2026, and a five-year contract term commencing August 1, 2026; and Fulton County Schools issuing an IFB on January 22, 2026, for musical and orchestral instruments and accessories across 130 schools with responses due February 24, 2026, structured as a requirements contract with a base period and four optional one-year renewals. Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative in Texas has run recurring catalog discount bids (MUSIC2223 and MUSIC2324) with estimated annual expenditures of $4 million-plus across member institutions, with 36–37 responding vendors per cycle.