UNSPSC 90131500: Live performances

UNSPSC 90131500 Live performances (Class) encompasses event entertainment, performer services, and production support that state and local governments procure for public programming, festivals, cultural events, and facility operations. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers contracting for DJ services, performance artists, musicians, event coordination and production support, seasonal entertainment attractions, and parade planning—services that anchor public celebrations, campus life, hospitality venues, and institutional recreation. The issuing bodies span state agencies (California Department of State Hospitals, Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs, Nevada Division of State Parks, Georgia World Congress Center Authority, Savannah State University), municipalities (City of Dallas, City of Conyers, City of Daytona Beach), counties (Volusia County, Pinellas County), independent school districts (Dallas ISD, Cypress-Fairbanks ISD), and special-purpose districts (Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative). State universities and state agencies appear repeatedly as repeat buyers of performance and entertainment services; school districts procure instructional and enrichment programming tied to visual and performing arts curricula.

Recent activity spans multiple states and regions. Georgia shows consistent volume with Savannah State University's DJ services eRFP (proposals due June 22, 2026 and August 11, 2026), Georgia World Congress Center Authority's audio-visual and production rigging services RFP (proposals due September 30, 2026), and City of Conyers' Winter Wonderland ice skating and seasonal entertainment RFP (proposals due July 2, 2026). Nevada, California, Illinois, Florida, and Texas each show single or paired opportunities. California's Department of State Hospitals issued IFB #26-20027-000 for Performance Art Educator Services at multiple DSH facilities with bids due August 5, 2026, and Dallas ISD is procuring visual and performing arts instructional materials and services under RFP EO250353 with proposals due August 27, 2026. Nevada State Purchasing Department solicited Sand Harbor Sleigh Ride services (proposals due November 5, 2026) and the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs procured piano services for facility chapel programming. Volusia County's Ocean Center issued rigging services ITB 26-B-37JJ with responses required by April 8, 2026. Pricing structures vary widely—some contracts are fee-for-service or hourly-rate; others use revenue-sharing, minimum guarantees, or per-event pricing. Set-asides and preferences including SBE, MBE, DVBE, and local-business preferences appear in multiple solicitations; cooperative purchasing vehicles serve multi-district consortia.