UNSPSC 60131520: Drum stick

A specially designed stick, usually made out of quality wood, used for hitting drums.

UNSPSC 60131520 Drum stick, a Commodity code, encompasses drumsticks and percussion mallets that state and local governments procure as part of broader music program supply chains. The code shows little targeted standalone activity; instead, drum sticks appear bundled within larger educational musical-instruments-and-supplies solicitations where school districts and county education agencies source comprehensive catalogs of band, orchestra, and general music classroom instruments, accessories, and repair services. Recent opportunities frame drum sticks not as discrete line items but as components of ensemble purchases—marching band procurement packages that include snare drums, tenor drums, bass drums, and replacement drumheads; full orchestral instrument catalogs spanning woodwinds, brass, strings, and percussion; and broad music-supply agreements offering percentage discounts on vendor catalogs covering instruments, sheet music, cases, stands, strings, reeds, and related consumables. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and county public-education systems seeking to outfit elementary, middle, and high school instrumental programs, with participation from large unified districts as well as regional purchasing cooperatives that aggregate demand across member institutions.

State and local procurement under this code concentrates in school districts across Georgia, Florida, Texas, Michigan, Maryland, and Virginia. Fulton County Schools in Georgia has posted multiple invitations for bid for musical and orchestral instruments and accessories (IFBs 173-26 and 198-26, due February 24, 2026, and April 28, 2026, respectively); the School District of Manatee County, Florida is soliciting musical instruments, sheet music, supplies, and repair services (RFP 260104BS, due March 3, 2026); Wicomico County Public Schools in Maryland is requesting bid for musical instruments and pianos (IFB 58000-261, due June 5, 2026); West Ottawa Public Schools in Michigan posted a sealed-bid request for marching band drums and percussion equipment (RFP RFPWOP2600000020621, due June 4, 2026); and Los Fresnos Consolidated ISD in Texas is establishing an approved vendor list for music supplies, instruments, and related services (RFP #26-27-06, due April 2, 2026). Regional cooperatives including Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative in Texas (estimated annual volume of approximately $4.0 million across member institutions) have driven recurring catalog-discount solicitations. Fairfax County Public Schools and Fairfax County Government in Virginia are jointly procuring discounted musical instruments on a term-contract basis (due August 6, 2026), and the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia is seeking educational materials and supplies catalog discounts across seven product categories including music/theatre (due April 28, 2026).