UNSPSC 60131513: Conductors batons

UNSPSC 60131513 Conductors batons, a Commodity code, describes state and local procurement of musical instruments and supplies through term contracts and cooperative purchasing agreements. State and local governments use this code to establish discounted pricing arrangements with vendors for musical instruments, equipment, and related supplies to serve school districts, government agencies, and educational service cooperative members. Recent solicitations reveal that issuing bodies are seeking percentage discounts from manufacturer's suggested retail price (MSRP) and catalog pricing structures rather than procurement of specific conductor batons alone; the scope encompasses broad musical instrument categories and ancillary supplies. Issuing bodies include school districts, county governments, and educational service cooperative purchasing organizations that aggregate demand across multiple member institutions.

Recent activity centers on Texas and Virginia. Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative in Kilgore, Texas has issued consecutive annual solicitations—MUSIC2223 (due May 31, 2022, estimated expenditure $4,023,841, 37 prior respondents) and MUSIC2324 (due May 30, 2023, estimated expenditure $4,087,396, 36 prior respondents)—for catalog discount bids covering musical instruments, service, equipment, and supplies through cooperative purchasing to serve member institutions. Fairfax County Public Schools and Fairfax County Government in Virginia posted solicitation 2000004389 on July 2, 2026, due August 6, 2026, seeking term contracts for musical instruments at MSRP discounts across both entities. Evaluation criteria in the cooperative solicitations emphasize discount depth, net payment terms, free shipping availability, exclusions clarity, and purchase order acceptance flexibility. No set-aside designations or disadvantaged-enterprise restrictions appear in the solicitation materials reviewed.