NIGP 80521: Badminton Equipment

NIGP 80521 Badminton Equipment is an Item code covering athletic supplies and equipment that state and local governments procure for schools, universities, and law enforcement agencies. Recent solicitations show that badminton equipment falls within broader athletic supplies procurement, where state education agencies, university systems, and cooperative purchasing vehicles source rackets, shuttlecocks, nets, and related goods alongside other sports equipment and apparel for intercollegiate athletics programs and school physical education. Issuing bodies include state education departments and their member agencies acting through cooperative purchasing vehicles, higher education institutions within state university systems, and public entities coordinating through regional service cooperatives. The Association of Educational Purchasing Agencies and Sourcewell represent the primary cooperative purchasing structures consolidating demand across multiple jurisdictions.

Activity spans at least Georgia and the Pacific Northwest, with the most visible recent opportunity being AEPA's cooperative sealed-bid solicitation for Athletic Supplies and Equipment (AEPA #027-E), posted May 20, 2026 with response due August 13, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. ET, covering badminton equipment and other athletic goods across 31 state member agencies. Albany State University issued an eRFQ for Athletic Equipment, Apparel, and Customization Services due March 26, 2026, seeking vendors to supply badminton and other sports equipment for its Division II athletics programs. Sourcewell's Law Enforcement Equipment RFP #061626, due June 16, 2026, represents a broader regional cooperative procurement spanning Washington counties and participating entities across the United States and Canada, though law enforcement equipment scope does not directly implicate badminton.