UNSPSC 60131465: Rattle, cascabel

A small metal sphere with a small opening in which there is another one of smaller size. This sphere has a hole that allows resonance. The sound is produced by the clash between the two spheres, external and internal. It generally has a treble sound.

UNSPSC 60131465 Rattle, cascabel is a Commodity code that appears to capture percussion instruments and general musical instrument supply, though the recent state and local solicitations tagged under this code predominantly concern comprehensive band and orchestral instrument procurement, repair services, and music program supply rather than cascabels specifically. State and local governments buying under this code are sourcing new musical instruments (woodwinds, brass, percussion, strings, keyboards, and pianos), instrument repair and maintenance services, and music-related supplies and accessories to support K–12 music education programs across school districts. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and independent school districts, with occasional participation from county purchasing cooperatives and county boards of commissioners. Fulton County Schools in Georgia and Forsyth County Schools in Georgia have posted multiple opportunities within the recent window; other repeat buyers include Bibb County School District and Wicomico County Public Schools in Maryland. The code also captures broader cooperative purchasing vehicles such as Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative in Texas, which aggregates demand across member school districts.

Recent activity concentrates in the Southeast and South—Georgia, Maryland, Texas, Connecticut, and Missouri are visible in the posting record from January through July 2026. Representative recent solicitations include Fulton County Schools IFB 198-26 (Musical & Orchestral Instruments and Accessories, due April 28, 2026, seeking guaranteed minimum discounts and multi-year requirements contracts across 102 schools); Wicomico County Public Schools IFB 58000-261 (Musical Instruments & Pianos, due June 5, 2026, covering 85 line items from piccolos to tubas and pianos with FOB destination pricing and one-year warranty); Bibb County School District RFQ 26-044 (Band Repair Services, due June 25, 2026, seeking on-site and facility-based repair for brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments across 38 school locations); and Rockwood School District RFP 2609-201 (Musical Instruments 2026-2027, due May 5, 2026, serving approximately 19,000 students across four high schools and six middle schools in the Greater St. Louis area). Opportunities are structured as IFB, RFP, and RFQ notice types with typical response windows of two to four weeks and contract terms running one school year with optional multi-year renewals. Catalog discount bids and requirements contracts dominate the procurement model, with awards frequently made to multiple vendors to allow district flexibility on pricing and service.