UNSPSC 60131451: Guiro

A Latin American percussion instrument comprised of a gourd, or an oak, or an oxhorn which is notched in a parallel line along the body, and played with a wooden stick or a wire brush to produce sound.

UNSPSC 60131451 Guiro is a Commodity code that captures state and local procurement of musical instruments and related supplies, grounded in school district and county purchasing across band, orchestra, and general music programs. Recent solicitations show school districts and counties buying new instruments (woodwind, brass, percussion, string, keyboard), instrument repair and maintenance services, and band equipment on both one-time and recurring contract bases. Issuing bodies are predominantly school districts (Forsyth County Schools, Fairfax County Public Schools, Bibb County School District, Rockwood School District, Cobb County School District, Fulton County Schools, Donna Independent School District, Los Fresnos Consolidated ISD, and Norwalk Public Schools) along with county government bodies (Columbia County Board of Commissioners, Fairfax County Government) and regional purchasing cooperatives (Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative). School districts represent the dominant buyer class, with music program support driving recurring and cyclical procurement tied to fiscal-year budget cycles and instrument replacement schedules.

Geographic activity centers in Georgia (Fulton County, Bibb County, Cobb County, Columbia County, Forsyth County, and Fairfax County), Texas (Donna ISD, Los Fresnos CISD, Region 7 Cooperative), Missouri (Rockwood School District), Maryland (Wicomico County Public Schools), and Connecticut (Norwalk Public Schools). Forsyth County Schools issued a band equipment bid (Solicitation B26-09, due July 30, 2026) through its Bonfire portal requesting specific makes and models with no alternates permitted. Fairfax County Public Schools and Fairfax County Government solicited a term contract for discounted musical instruments at percentage-off MSRP (Solicitation 2000004389, due August 6, 2026). Bibb County School District issued an RFQ for band instrument repair services across brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments with mobile or shop-based repair, a one-year term with four optional renewals, and vendor preference for locations within 250 miles (Solicitation PE61110NONST2026000000110, due June 25, 2026). Wicomico County Public Schools (Maryland) posted an IFB for 85 line items including pianos, woodwind, brass, percussion, and string instruments with FOB destination pricing, a July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027 term, and two optional one-year renewals (Solicitation 58000261, due June 5, 2026). Fulton County Schools (Georgia) has posted multiple IFBs for musical and orchestral instruments and accessories serving 102–130 schools with base periods and four optional one-year renewals, requiring online catalogs and firm discounts (Solicitations 198-26 and 173-26, due April 28 and February 24, 2026 respectively). The code sees active, recurring procurement from early spring through mid-summer, aligned with district budget approval and fiscal-year planning cycles.