UNSPSC 82151701: Acting services

UNSPSC 82151701 Acting services (Commodity) encompasses live performance services that state and local governments procure to entertain and engage audiences at public events, facilities, and celebrations. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers purchasing piano performances at veterans' facilities, theatrical and music instruction for incarcerated youth, DJ services for university events, foam parties and carnival entertainment at college spring flings, drone light shows for university commencement, grandstand entertainment at state fairs, and comprehensive event production spanning multiple concurrent venues. The issuing bodies span state departments, counties, cities, school districts, and public universities; the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs, County of Orange Probation, Savannah State University, South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Kenosha County, Los Alamos County, and the University of Texas at Austin appear among recent solicitors. Work ranges from specialized single-performer engagements to turnkey event production requiring full staffing, equipment, and operational support.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Illinois, Florida, Georgia, Wisconsin, South Dakota, and Connecticut, with recent opportunities posted across state departments, municipal parks authorities, county recreation divisions, and university events offices. Representative recent solicitations include the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs RFQ 27497DVAMANTEB53236 (posted July 16, 2026, due July 24, 2026) for piano services at the Illinois Veterans Home Manteno facility performing twice weekly and at chapel services through June 2027; the County of Orange Probation RFP RFP0572944004MM (posted June 30, 2026, originally due April 3, 2026) for theatre arts and drama instruction to incarcerated youth over a three-year firm fixed-fee agreement with renewal options; Los Alamos County RFP RFP2654 (posted April 2, 2026, due June 1, 2026) for event production of the Los Alamos Summer Concert Series across four calendar years 2027–2030 with fifteen concerts annually at eighty thousand dollars annually; and the South Dakota Department of Agriculture RFP 26RFP19758 (posted April 1, 2026, due May 4, 2026) for an Entertainment Buyer to manage grandstand talent acquisition and event logistics for the annual State Fair over five years. Set-aside and preference programs vary by issuer—County of Orange offers local small business and DVBE preferences, Los Alamos County extends New Mexico resident, Native American, and veteran business preferences, and the City of Dallas applies SBE utilization requirements to event production contracts.