UNSPSC 60131413: Geongo

A traditional Korean percussion instrument. It consists of 500-1000mm (in diameter) pine resonance boards, covered on each side with cowhides, and played by drumsticks. It is used for ceremony or rituals at the Court, and is splendidly decorated.

UNSPSC 60131413 Geongo is a Commodity code capturing the purchase of musical instruments and related equipment by state and local government entities. School districts are the dominant buyers under this code, procuring band and orchestra instruments, strings, brass and woodwind instruments, percussion equipment, pianos, and repair services to support K-12 music education programs. Recent solicitations show districts purchasing new instruments with shop setup and adjustment, establishing volume discount contracts with multiple vendors, and procuring specialized repair services on a requirements basis. Issuing bodies are overwhelmingly independent school districts and county school systems, with occasional participation by county governments and cooperative purchasing organizations. Fulton County Schools in Georgia appears as a repeat buyer, issuing multiple IFBs for Musical & Orchestral Instruments and Accessories within a six-month window.

Activity concentrates in Georgia and Maryland, with secondary presence in Missouri, Texas, and Virginia. Representative recent opportunities include Fulton County Schools issuing IFB 173-26 and IFB 198-26 for Musical & Orchestral Instruments and Accessories (February and March 2026, responses due by 2:30 p.m. EST), structured as requirements contracts with base periods and four optional one-year renewals; Wicomico County Public Schools in Maryland issuing IFB 58000-261 for 85 line items of musical instruments and pianos with delivery and warranty requirements (sealed bids due June 5, 2026); Rockwood School District in Missouri posting an RFP for comprehensive musical instrument repair services across band, elementary, orchestral, and guitar categories, annually covering approximately 1,500 repair and maintenance line items (proposals due May 12, 2026); and Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia seeking term contracts for percentage discounts from MSRP on musical instruments for all departments (proposals due August 6, 2026). Cobb County School District in Georgia and Forsyth County Schools in Georgia also solicited band and orchestra instruments during this period, and Columbia County in Georgia procured a single Boston Model GP-215 semi-concert grand piano with strict specifications (April 23, 2026 deadline).