UNSPSC 60131501: Metronomes

UNSPSC 60131501 Metronomes is a Commodity code that, based on recent state and local solicitations, encompasses a broader set of musical instrument procurement than the code name alone suggests. State and local governments are actively buying musical instruments, supplies, and repair services under this code—not metronomes specifically, but orchestral and band instruments (strings, brass, woodwinds, percussion), keyboards, electronic instruments, sheet music, cases, stands, reeds, strings, tuners, and professional repair and maintenance services. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with Fulton County Schools in Georgia and multiple Texas independent school districts (Donna ISD, Los Fresnos Consolidated ISD) posting multiple opportunities. Regional cooperative purchasing vehicles, such as Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative in Texas, also solicit under this code on behalf of member institutions. A county government (Fairfax County, Virginia) and a county school system (Bibb County Schools, Georgia) round out the jurisdictions, with Manatee County Schools in Florida soliciting the most expansive scope—instruments, sheet music, supplies, and repair services combined.

Recent opportunities span Georgia, Texas, Florida, and Virginia, with Georgia and Texas showing the heaviest activity. Representative solicitations include Fulton County Schools' IFB 173-26 (due February 24, 2026) and IFB 198-26 (due April 28, 2026) for musical and orchestral instruments and accessories across 102 to 130 schools, Donna ISD's RFP for band instruments and supplies (due April 8, 2026), Los Fresnos Consolidated ISD's RFP 26-27-06 for music supplies, instruments, and related services (due April 2, 2026), Manatee County Schools' solicitation for instruments, sheet music, supplies, and repair services (due March 3, 2026, with contract through April 2031), Bibb County Schools' RFQ for band instrument repair services (due June 25, 2026), and Fairfax County Public Schools and Fairfax County Government's term contract for musical instruments at MSRP discounts (due August 6, 2026). Cooperative purchasing arrangements like Region 7's MUSIC2324 bid show estimated expenditures of $4.09 million across member institutions, indicating significant annual procurement volume in this category.