UNSPSC 60131467: Cajon

The cajon or box is an idiophone percusion instrument of Peruvian origin and extended use in several musical areas like modern jazz, new flamenco and latin music. In Peru there are documented data regarding the existence of the cajon since the first half

UNSPSC 60131467 Cajon is a Commodity code covering percussion and similar musical instruments that state and local governments acquire primarily through school district procurement. Recent solicitations show school districts buying cajons and related percussion equipment as part of broader music curriculum packages—typically bundled with textbooks, teacher resources, and digital licenses for choir and band programs—or acquiring them individually as line items within larger instrument purchase orders alongside drums, timpani, marimbas, and other percussion. Issuing bodies are predominantly school districts of varying sizes, from large unified districts to county systems, supplemented occasionally by state-level health and human services agencies funding active treatment and recreational music programs.

Recent opportunities span Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Virginia, and Texas. School District U-46 in Illinois issued back-to-back solicitations in September 2026 (due October 13, 2026) for high school choir curriculum resources including textbooks, teacher resources, digital licenses, and equipment. Muscogee County School District in Georgia issued an ITB on August 7, 2026 (due September 9, 2026) for over 600 line items spanning woodwinds, brass, strings, and percussion instruments including cases, stands, and storage racks, with contract award anticipated October 19, 2026 and a one-year term renewable for up to three years. Wicomico County Public Schools in Maryland posted an IFB on May 8, 2026 (due June 5, 2026) for 85 line items of musical instruments and pianos including drums, timpani, cymbals, marimbas, and xylophones, running July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 with two optional one-year renewals. Fairfax County Public Schools and Fairfax County Government in Virginia solicited term contracts on July 2, 2026 (due August 6, 2026) for discounted musical instruments at percentage discount from MSRP. Bibb County School District in Georgia issued an RFQ on June 9, 2026 (due June 25, 2026) for band instrument repair services across 38 school locations, with one-year term and option to renew for four years.