UNSPSC 90151602: Touring companies

UNSPSC 90151602 Touring companies (Commodity) encompasses live entertainment performance services that state and local governments procure for public events, cultural programming, and institutional venues—ranging from classical musicians and DJ services to full-scale event production and entertainment buyer roles. State and local solicitations under this code reveal purchasing focused on facility-based performances, festival and concert series programming, and event-specific entertainment contracting rather than traveling theatrical troupes or touring concert promotions.

The issuing-body mix reflects universities, counties, cities, and special-purpose districts. Savannah State University, Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (CFISD), Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs, and municipalities including the City of Dallas, City of Conyers, and City of New London appear among recent solicitors. Geographic activity spans Texas (CFISD, Sam Houston State University, University of Texas at Austin), Georgia (Savannah State University, Stone Mountain Memorial Association, City of Conyers), Illinois (Department of Veterans Affairs), Florida (Daytona Beach, Savannah State University campus, Monroe County), Connecticut (New London), Wisconsin (Kenosha County), South Dakota (State Fair Division), and Colorado (Los Alamos County). Representative recent procurements include the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs soliciting professional piano services for chapel performances at the Illinois Veterans Home Manteno facility (RFB 27497DVAMANTEB53236, due July 24, 2026); Los Alamos County issuing an RFP for four-year event production services covering fifteen annual concerts at Ashley Pond Park (RFP26-54, due June 1, 2026); the South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources procuring an Entertainment Buyer for five-year grandstand entertainment services at the State Fair (RFP 26RFP19758, due May 4, 2026); and the City of Dallas Park and Recreation Department establishing a three-year indefinite-delivery agreement for full-service event production at Fair Park (RFP BHZ2600029887, due May 15, 2026). Scope spans specialized single-performer engagements (piano, DJ), comprehensive event production and logistics, entertainment buyer and artist-acquisition roles, and seasonal or recurring venue operations. Contract terms typically run one to five years with optional renewals, and compensation models include flat fees, percentage-of-gross-revenue arrangements, sponsorship acquisition, and hybrid structures pairing guaranteed fees with performance-based or revenue-share components.