UNSPSC 82151704: Musicians services

UNSPSC 82151704 Musicians services is a Commodity code that encompasses live performance services state and local governments procure for facility programming, special events, and community celebrations. Recent solicitations show government buyers purchasing pianist services for veterans facility chapel programs, entertainment buyer services for state fair grandstand performances, DJ services for university campuses, and theatrical and music instruction for youth programs operated by county probation departments. The mix of issuing bodies spans state departments of veterans affairs, county probation agencies, independent school districts, universities, and municipal park and recreation departments. Work ranges from recurring weekly chapel performances to one-time event entertainment to multi-year instructional programming delivered in institutional settings.

Activity concentrates in Illinois, Georgia, Florida, Wisconsin, Texas, South Dakota, and Connecticut, with recent solicitations showing steady demand across both large metros and smaller municipalities. The Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs posted bids for professional piano services at the Manteno facility with performance schedules running through June 2027 and responses due July 24, 2026 (Solicitation 27497DVAMANTEB53236), while the County of Orange, California issued an RFP for Theatre Arts and Music Instructional Services serving incarcerated youth with a three-year firm fixed-fee structure and responses due March 2026 (Solicitation RFP0572944004MM). Savannah State University solicited DJ services with a one-year term plus four optional renewals and proposals due June 22, 2026 (Solicitation 54800ERFP0017802026). The South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources sought an experienced Entertainment Buyer for the State Fair grandstand with a five-year contract term spanning May 2026 through September 2031 and responses due May 4, 2026 (Solicitation 26RFP19758). Los Alamos County posted an RFP for Summer Concert Series event production covering four calendar years 2027–2030 with fifteen concerts annually and proposals due June 1, 2026 (Solicitation RFP2654). Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District maintains an ongoing cooperative for contracted event entertainment and rental services through June 30, 2027 via the Ion Wave portal, though individual bid event details are posted within the system rather than disclosed centrally.