UNSPSC 60131460: Ton ton

A percussion musical instrument mounted in a steel rig mounted on a drum.

UNSPSC 60131460 Ton ton, a Commodity code, encompasses the procurement of acoustic and percussion musical instruments by state and local education agencies—principally school districts sourcing band, orchestra, and music program equipment for student and instructional use. State and local governments buying under this code are acquiring student-grade, intermediate, and professional-grade instruments including woodwinds (saxophones, clarinets, oboes, flutes), brass (trumpets, trombones, French horns, tubas, euphoniums), strings (violins, violas, cellos, double basses), and percussion (timpani, marimbas, xylophones, snare drums, cymbals), along with ancillary items such as cases, stands, bows, and storage racks. The issuing bodies are predominantly independent school districts, with one instance of a state health and human services commission sourcing instruments for active treatment services. School districts solicit both standalone instrument purchases and bundled equipment packages, often through ITB or IFB notices, with contracts typically structured as one-year terms with multi-year renewal options.

Recent activity is concentrated in Georgia and extends into Texas, Maryland, and Virginia. Muscogee County School District issued ITB 27-002 in August 2026 for over 600 line items of musical instruments across all families, with bids due September 9, 2026 and contract running October 20, 2026 through October 19, 2027 with automatic annual renewals up to three years. Wicomico County Public Schools in Maryland posted IFB 58000-261 in May 2026 for 85 line items of digital and acoustic pianos, woodwinds, brass, percussion, and strings, with bids due June 5, 2026 and contract term July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 plus two optional one-year renewals; WCPS planned to award to multiple vendors on a lowest responsive and responsible basis. Forsyth County Schools in Georgia and Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia both solicited band equipment pricing in July and August 2026 respectively. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFB HHS0017843 in August 2026 for specific musical instruments and consumables supporting a state-supported living center, with historical fiscal 2025 spend in the $25,000–$50,000 range and contract term September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2027 plus one optional year.