UNSPSC 60131443: Cabasas

A Brazilian traditional percussion instrument made of maraca which is dried up and filled with pebbles, and composed of beads strung on the outer surface. The left hand presses the string of beads and the right hand twists the handle and plays.

UNSPSC 60131443 Cabasas is a Commodity code covering musical instruments procured directly by school districts and county governments for band, orchestra, and music education programs. School districts buy new instrument stock on recurring term-contract bases to serve student musicians across woodwinds (clarinets, saxophones, flutes, oboes), brass (trumpets, trombones, French horns, tubas, euphoniums), strings (violins, violas, cellos, double basses), and percussion (timpani, marimbas, snare drums, cymbals). Contracts typically specify both student and intermediate-grade instruments from established manufacturers such as Yamaha, Selmer, Jupiter, and Pearl. Issuing bodies are almost exclusively public school districts and county school systems, with contracts typically structured as one-year term agreements with automatic renewal options running two to three years total. Districts reserve the right to split awards across multiple vendors based on lowest responsive bid per instrument or category, and vendors must supply FOB destination pricing including delivery to school facilities. The code sees little activity—only four distinct opportunities across two states in the past four months, suggesting limited scope for new entrant pursuit.

Muscogee County School District in Georgia posted the most substantive recent opportunity under ITB 27-002, spanning over 600 line items across all instrument families with contract running October 20, 2026 through October 19, 2027 and bids due September 9, 2026. Forsyth County Schools and Fairfax County Public Schools in Georgia and Virginia respectively each posted solicitations in July 2026 for band equipment and discounted term pricing on musical instruments without specifying detailed scope in the available summaries. Wicomico County Public Schools in Maryland issued IFB 58000-261 for 85 line items of instruments and pianos with bids due June 5, 2026, awarding to multiple vendors at lowest responsive bid with one-year warranty included and two optional one-year renewals. Recent activity concentrates in Georgia, Virginia, and Maryland, with no indication of activity in other states. All awards require proof of commercial general liability insurance at $1,000,000 to $2,000,000 levels and compliance with E-Verify work authorization.