UNSPSC 90131503: Opera

UNSPSC 90131503 Opera is a Commodity code that encompasses live performance booking, production coordination, and venue management services for operatic productions and related classical vocal performances at state and local facilities. State and local governments purchase under this code to source professional opera performances, concert series management, and specialized entertainment contracting for public venues, parks, cultural districts, and educational institutions. The issuing bodies span state departments (Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs), county authorities (Kenosha County, Monroe County, Stone Mountain Memorial Association), municipalities (cities of Dallas, Conyers, New London, Daytona Beach, Orlando), public universities (Savannah State University, Sam Houston State University, University of Texas at Austin), school districts (Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District), and regional purchasing cooperatives (Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative in Texas). Representative solicitations show a mix of classical music services, event entertainment and production support, and facility operations contracts: the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs solicited professional piano services for chapel performances at the Illinois Veterans Home Manteno facility (IFB 27497DVAMANTEB53236, due July 24, 2026), while Kenosha County, Wisconsin issued an RFP for comprehensive event production services for the Kemper Center, a historic 32,350-square-foot multi-use facility (RFP 2602, due June 2, 2026). Other activity includes the South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources seeking an Entertainment Buyer for grandstand entertainment at the State Fair (RFP 26RFP19758, due May 4, 2026) and Los Alamos County procuring event production services for the Los Alamos Summer Concert Series—fifteen concerts annually across four years (RFP RFP26-54, due June 1, 2026).

Recent opportunities cluster across the South, Midwest, and Southwest. Illinois, Wisconsin, Georgia, Texas, Florida, Connecticut, and New Mexico show active procurement. The code's recent activity reflects a blend of standalone performance contracts, facility operations and programming management, event production services, and cooperative educational purchasing arrangements. Representative opportunities range from small purchases—the Illinois Veterans Home piano services at the commodity level—to multi-year, multi-venue operations agreements, such as Stone Mountain Park's 20-year concessionaire operations solicitation (PE91100RFP2026000000002, responses due March 16, 2026) and Kenosha County's five-year Kemper Center operations RFP. Geographic concentration tilts toward states with strong cultural infrastructure investment and tourism-dependent economies, though the code sees activity across diverse issuing bodies from state fair commissions to university procurement offices to municipal arts and entertainment divisions. No specific contract values or set-aside programs are uniformly reported across opportunities; compensation structures vary widely, from flat fees and hourly rates to revenue-sharing models and percentage-of-gross-revenue arrangements.