NIGP 80524: Baseball Equipment

NIGP 80524 Baseball Equipment is an Item code under which state and local governments procure commercial-grade batting cages, safety netting systems, pitching mats, and field-infrastructure components for recreation complexes and school athletic facilities. Recent solicitations show school districts, county parks departments, and independent districts buying installed batting cages with specification-driven technical requirements—such as 65-foot-by-14-foot-by-12-foot NOVA30-netted structures with padded framing and turf bases—alongside replacement safety netting for multipurpose baseball and softball complexes and modular pitching mats for team training and recreational use. The issuing-body mix spans independent school districts (Austin ISD, Northside ISD, Harlingen CISD), county recreation authorities (Gwinnett County Parks & Recreation, Sarasota County Parks, Glynn County), county school systems (Fulton County Schools), and state agencies (Georgia Department of Human Services); school districts appear most active, often consolidating multiple athletic-equipment categories into single IFBs to replace expiring contracts. Cooperative purchasing vehicles also participate—the Association of Educational Purchasing Agencies issued a multi-state athletic supplies and equipment solicitation on behalf of 31 state member agencies in August 2026.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia and Texas. The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners solicited bids for purchase and installation of four commercial batting cages at Lenora Park under IFB BL119-26 with bids due August 28, 2026, including mandatory pre-bid and site visit on August 19; Fulton County Schools posted multiple iterations of a terrace-seating upgrade at Chattahoochee High School Baseball Field (IFB 146-27, bids due November 12, 2026, with mandatory pre-bid and site visit October 22) and a separate RFP for the same work. Austin Independent School District requested proposals for district-wide athletic equipment, supplies, apparel, and uniforms under RFP 27RFP024 with response date September 15, 2026, across all District campuses. Sarasota County quoted for ten commercial-grade softball pitching mats (2026QQ732, deadline June 17, 2026) and Glynn County invited bids to replace safety netting at North Glynn Recreation Complex under IFB27-005 (September 16, 2026 deadline). Harlingen CISD consolidated baseball, softball, and physical education supplies and equipment into a single RFP (#ABSS0526) with response due May 4, 2026.