UNSPSC 86131600: Music and drama

UNSPSC 86131600 Music and Drama is a Class code that covers arts instruction and performance services—specifically sign language interpreting, music lessons, theatrical performance delivery, jazz residency programs, and related educational arts activities that state and local governments procure to meet instructional or therapeutic needs. The recent opportunities show school districts, juvenile justice agencies, and other public bodies soliciting these services primarily through RFPs and IFBs. Katy Independent School District in Texas has posted multiple RFPs this summer for sign language interpreting services (RFP #2518YT due July 8, 2026, and RFP #2519YT for educational interpreting due August 3, 2026), serving deaf and hard-of-hearing students across multiple campuses and a regional cooperative spanning six districts. The County of Orange Probation Department in California issued RFP RFP0572944004MM for theatre arts and drama services to incarcerated youth (due March 23, 2026, later extended), with a three-year firm fixed-fee structure and evaluation weighting performance at 400 of 1,000 points. LEAD Public Schools in Tennessee sought a jazz residency program provider (RFPLEADOPSJAZZRFP001202627, due July 16, 2026) for middle school instrumental music instruction at two campuses under a one-year contract with renewal options. The Utah Department of Health and Human Services' Juvenile Justice and Youth Services division procured on-site group music lessons (DHHS26062, due February 27, 2026) across five secure youth facilities statewide.

The issuing bodies are predominantly independent school districts (Katy, LEAD, Pinellas County in Florida, Granite in Utah) and county or state justice-system agencies (Orange County Probation, Utah JJYS). Geographic activity concentrates in Texas (Katy ISD, multiple proposals for related special-education and professional-development services), California (Orange County), Tennessee (LEAD), and Florida (Pinellas), with additional activity in Georgia, Michigan, and other states. Opportunity types vary: Katy's sign language and educational interpreting solicitations are open-ended as-needed contracts with hourly rate structures and multi-year renewal options; the Orange County theatre-arts RFP is a three-to-five-year firm fixed-fee engagement with three-phase evaluation (written proposals, cost, and interview performance); and the LEAD jazz program is a one-year turnkey delivery with optional renewals and weighted technical merit scoring. Pricing models span hourly rates (interpreting), fixed fees per session or per program (music, theatre), and per-student licensing. Evaluation typically weights qualifications and past performance heavily (25–50 percent), with cost at 10–40 percent. Recent solicitations reflect sustained demand for specialized arts and communication access services in K-12 and justice-involved youth settings.