UNSPSC 60131511: Mutes

UNSPSC 60131511 Mutes (Commodity) represents a narrow instrument-accessory code that state and local governments use to procure muting devices for brass and percussion instruments, but the recent opportunities in this code show substantial scope expansion into full musical instrument purchases, band equipment, repair services, and consumables that encompass woodwinds, brass, strings, percussion, pianos, cases, stands, and ancillary items. School districts are the dominant issuing bodies, procuring instruments for music education programs at the elementary through high school level. The Muscogee County School District's ITB for over 600 line items (saxophones, clarinets, trumpets, trombones, violins, timpani, marimbas, drums, cymbals, cases, stands, and bows from Yamaha, Selmer, Jupiter, and Pearl) and the Wicomico County Public Schools IFB for 85 line items including digital and acoustic pianos, woodwinds, brass, percussion, and strings illustrate the scope breadth state and local buyers expect under this code. Buyers typically source on an as-needed or term-contract basis with unit pricing, FOB destination delivery, Net 30 payment, and automatic renewal options spanning one to four years. General liability insurance minimums run $1 million to $2 million per occurrence, and contracts may award to single or multiple vendors based on lowest responsive and responsible bid.

The recent activity concentrates in Georgia and the Mid-Atlantic region, with posted opportunities from Muscogee County Schools, Forsyth County Schools, and Bibb County Schools (all Georgia), Fairfax County Public Schools and Fairfax County Government (Virginia), Wicomico County Public Schools (Maryland), and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission for music and consumables at a state facility. The Muscogee County School District IFB closed September 9, 2026, with contract award anticipated October 19, 2026 and a one-year term from October 20, 2026 through October 19, 2027. Wicomico County Public Schools' IFB 58000-261 closed June 5, 2026, for a July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 contract with two optional renewal periods and 45-day delivery requirements. Bibb County School District's RFQ for band instrument repair services across 38 school locations closed June 25, 2026, for a one-year FY 2026-2027 term with four renewal options and on-site or facility-based repair capability within seven business days. Forsyth County Schools solicited band equipment pricing by July 30, 2026, with no-alternate requirements, and Fairfax County Public Schools and Fairfax County Government sought term contracts for MSRP discounts on unspecified instrument types by August 6, 2026.