UNSPSC 60131468: Kalimba

A fluid percussion instrument that bounces several long and narrow metal plates (keyboards). Several metal keys with different pitches are mainly arranged in the letter'V' and make a sound by flicking the keys. The trunk is most common in the form of a wooden box or wooden board with a length of about 17 to 18.5 cm and a width of about 11 to 13.5 cm.

UNSPSC 60131468 Kalimba is a Commodity code that does not reflect the actual scope of state and local procurement activity tagged under it. Recent opportunities show schools, school districts, and municipalities soliciting musical instruments across broad instrument families — brass, woodwind, string, and percussion — plus accessories, repair services, and sheet music, but kalimbas do not appear in any recent solicitation. Fontana Unified School District (California) posted two major opportunities in October 2026: Bid 26/27-0006 for musical instruments and accessories across 139 line items (brass, woodwind, string, percussion, and audio equipment) due October 5, due date already passed, and Bid 26/27-0011 for band uniforms due November 6, 2026. Parkway School District (Missouri) requested percussion instruments and individual band instruments (euphonium, flute, tuba, alto saxophone) in July–August 2026. Fort Bend Independent School District (Texas) solicited music instrument repair and related services in September 2026. Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District (Texas) requested sheet music material. Fairfax County Public Schools and Fairfax County Government (Virginia) sought term contracts for discounted musical instruments from MSRP. The issuing-body mix spans school districts, county government departments, and municipal governments across K-12 music education, with school districts as the dominant buyer type.

Geographic activity concentrates in California, Texas, Virginia, Georgia, Missouri, and Florida, with scattered activity in Michigan and other states. Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative in Texas administers a two-year catalog discount contract (MUSIC2628, awarded June 2026) for musical instruments and supplies serving multiple school districts, with an estimated spend of $9,809,750.00 across the contract term. Procurement vehicles include RFP, RFQ, and sealed-bid processes, with response windows typically two to six weeks. The code's nominal focus on kalimbas is not supported by recent procurement patterns; buyers are acquiring classroom and performance instruments across standard orchestral and band families, equipment for maintenance and instruction, and bundled supply contracts rather than specialty percussion instruments.