UNSPSC 90131500: Live performances

UNSPSC 90131500 Live performances is a Class code that encompasses contracted services for musical performances, entertainment production, and live event entertainment at state and local venues. State and local governments under this code solicit pianists for facility chapel services, entertainment buyers for state fair grandstand programming, DJ services for universities, foam party and carnival entertainment for college events, production services for municipal concert series, and comprehensive event production support for parks and cultural facilities. The issuing bodies span state departments (Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs, South Dakota Department of Agriculture, Michigan Department of Technology), universities (Savannah State University, University of Texas at Austin, Sam Houston State University), counties (Kenosha County Wisconsin, Volusia County Florida, Monroe County Florida), cities (Dallas, Norwalk, New London, Conyers, Daytona Beach, Orlando), and special-purpose districts (Stone Mountain Memorial Association). Recent solicitations show activity across music performance contracts, specialized entertainment (drone light shows, carousel and ice skating experiences), event production and coordination, and festival entertainment curation.

Geographic spread centers on Texas, Florida, Georgia, Connecticut, Illinois, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and Colorado, with scattered activity across additional states. Representative recent opportunities include the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs' solicitation for professional piano services at the Illinois Veterans Home Manteno facility with proposals due July 24, 2026 (IFB 27497DVAMANTEB53236); Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District's ongoing event entertainment and rental services through an RFP vehicle on the Ion Wave portal; the City of Conyers, Georgia's RFP for design, installation, operation, and maintenance of a seasonal Winter Wonderland and Ice Skating Experience at Celebration Park with proposals due July 2, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. EST (RFP PE72250NONST2026000000007); the City of Dallas Park and Recreation Department's RFP for full-service, end-to-end event production services at Fair Park with proposals due May 15, 2026 (RFP BHZ2600029887); Los Alamos County's RFP for event production services for the Los Alamos Summer Concert Series covering 2027–2030 with proposals due June 1, 2026 (RFP RFP2654); and the South Dakota Department of Agriculture's RFP for an Entertainment Buyer to provide grandstand entertainment services for the State Fair with proposals due May 4, 2026 (RFP 26RFP19758). Many recent procurements involve multi-year contracts with renewal options and include SBE, MBE/WBE, living wage, and local preference requirements where applicable.