NIGP 20011: Athletic Clothing Accessories

NIGP 20011 Athletic Clothing Accessories, an Item code, encompasses the supply of apparel, uniforms, and related decoration services—including screen printing, embroidery, and custom finishing—that state and local governments procure for athletic programs, recreation departments, student-athletes, and uniformed personnel. Recent solicitations show school districts and city governments buying t-shirts, polos, hats, activewear, jackets, sweatshirts, athletic uniforms, team apparel, footwear, kinesiology supplies, and accessories, often bundled with in-house customization and embroidery services. Issuing bodies include independent school districts (Temple ISD, Glynn County School System, Harlingen CISD, Cypress-Fairbanks ISD), community college athletic departments (Mt. San Antonio College), city procurement offices (City of Phoenix, City of Richardson), county parks and recreation authorities (North Clackamas Parks and Recreation District via Clackamas County Procurement), and specialized municipal departments such as aviation, housing, public transit, and public works that require branded or safety-specific uniforms. School districts represent the dominant buyer category, driven by multi-campus operations serving hundreds or thousands of students and the recurring need for team uniforms across multiple sports.

Recent activity spans Texas, California, Oregon, and Arizona. Temple ISD posted RFP00627 on September 1, 2026, for apparel, screen printing, and embroidery with responses due October 6, 2026, establishing a multi-vendor contract for 15 campuses and 8,700 students with no guaranteed minimum volume. Glynn County School System issued RFP 27-06 on August 24, 2026, for exclusive athletic uniform and equipment supply across four middle and two high schools under a five-year contract running through June 30, 2032, with responses due October 2, 2026. Mt. San Antonio College solicited RFP 2026061 for athletic apparel, uniforms, footwear, and kinesiology supplies across 24 collegiate programs serving over 800 student-athletes, with an estimated annual contract value of $100,000 to $250,000 and a July 1, 2026 commencement date. The City of Phoenix issued IFB 25-0771 on July 22, 2026, for safety and non-safety uniforms and customization services across nine city departments under a five-year term commencing October 1, 2025, with pricing structured as a single discount percentage from manufacturer list price. Clackamas County Procurement, on behalf of North Clackamas Parks and Recreation District, requested quotes (RFQ 2026-59) on July 16, 2026, for sports uniforms and staff apparel across multiple recreation programs, with a not-to-exceed budget of $80,000 and a contract term through September 30, 2028. The City of Richardson solicited bids for an annual requirements contract for embroidered items with proposals due June 16, 2026, using best value evaluation.