UNSPSC 82151602: Acrobats services

UNSPSC 82151602 Acrobats services (Commodity) encompasses live performance services for special events and public programming, though recent state and local solicitations under this code show minimal activity directly aligned with traditional acrobatic performance. The single clearly on-topic opportunity is a piano services contract from the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs—a mismatch suggesting the code's application is inconsistent or the category's scope extends beyond acrobatics to broader performing-arts categories. State and local issuing bodies pursuing work tagged under this code include state departments, universities, counties, cities, and special-purpose districts. Venue operators, cultural organizations, and municipality recreation departments dominate recent solicitations, though they tend to post under broader event-production, entertainment-buyer, or facility-operations codes rather than this specific commodity classification.

The Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs solicitation 27497DVAMANTEB53236, posted July 16, 2026, with a response deadline of July 24, 2026, is the only recent opportunity with clear performance-art content: professional piano services for chapel services at the Illinois Veterans Home Manteno facility, scheduled for regular Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday performances plus special holiday events through June 30, 2027, with independent-contractor terms and $1 million general-liability insurance required. A parallel Illinois solicitation from June 17, 2026, sought the same scope with an earlier deadline. Beyond piano services, recent notices tagged to this code show little demand for acrobatic work per se; instead, they cluster around broader event entertainment (DJ services at Savannah State University; foam party and carnival equipment services at the same institution; concert production; facility operations; and ticketing systems)—suggesting either persistent tagging misalignment or that the code encompasses a wider performing-arts scope than its name indicates. Geographic activity centers on Illinois, Texas, Georgia, Florida, and Wisconsin, with sporadic activity in other states. The code shows limited pursue-worthiness for acrobatics specialists absent clarification of actual scope from the procuring agency; performers should verify exact requirements before investing proposal effort.