UNSPSC 82151700: Performing arts professionals

UNSPSC 82151700 Performing arts professionals is a Class code encompassing individual performers and performance groups hired to deliver entertainment and cultural programming. State and local governments buy under this code to staff chapels with musicians, provide theatrical and music instruction to youth populations, operate entertainment and event production contracts, and deliver specialized performances such as DJ services, jazz residency programs, and drone light shows at public venues and community events. The issuing bodies span state departments (Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs, South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Michigan Department of Technology), counties (Orange County California, Kenosha County Wisconsin, Monroe County Florida), cities (Dallas, New Smyrna Beach, New London, Conyers, Daytona Beach, Orlando), school districts (Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District, LEAD Public Schools Tennessee), and public universities (Texas at Austin, Savannah State University, Sam Houston State University). Recent solicitations show state departments and counties pursuing specialized entertainment contracts, while cities and school districts solicit event production and arts education services more frequently.

Geographic activity centers on California, Florida, Texas, Wisconsin, Illinois, Georgia, and the Northeast, with representation across the upper Midwest and Mountain West. Representative recent opportunities include the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs' solicitation for professional piano services at the Illinois Veterans Home Manteno facility (Solicitation 27497DVAMANTEB53236, RFQ due July 24, 2026), requiring Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday chapel performances plus special holiday services; County of Orange Probation Department's RFP for theatre arts and drama services to incarcerated youth (RFP0572944004MM, due March 23, 2026), structured as a three-year firm fixed-fee with renewal options and 85 points weighted to technical merit covering program design, instructor qualifications, and service delivery; LEAD Public Schools Tennessee's RFP for a comprehensive jazz residency program at two middle schools (RFPLEADOPSJAZZRFP001202627, due July 16, 2026), requiring turnkey instruction, instruments, curriculum, and annual performances under firm fixed-price with escalation options; and Los Alamos County's RFP for event production of its Summer Concert Series covering 2027–2030 (RFP2654, due June 1, 2026), requiring 15 concerts annually at $80,000 County annual funding with vendor responsibility for sponsorship acquisition and performer coordination. These opportunities reflect active procurement across educational, civic, recreational, and correctional contexts.