NIGP 80540: Coaching Equipment and Supplies

NIGP 80540 Coaching Equipment and Supplies, an Item code, encompasses athletic equipment, apparel, uniforms, accessories, and supplies purchased by school districts and local governments for competitive and recreational sports programs. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers acquiring equipment and uniforms across multiple sports (basketball, softball, football, aquatics, golf), officiating coordination services, and related athletic program support on requirements or as-needed bases. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with Northside Independent School District in San Antonio and Austin Independent School District both consolidating athletic equipment and apparel contracts, while Greenville County Parks, Recreation and Tourism diverges into officiating assignor services that coordinate official staffing and performance management for approximately 800 games annually. The Association of Educational Purchasing Agencies operates a multi-state cooperative purchasing vehicle for athletic supplies and equipment available to 31 state member agencies, indicating significant pull from state education agencies and school systems across multiple regions.

Geographic activity spans Texas (Austin ISD and Northside ISD in San Antonio, both active in the third quarter of 2026), South Carolina (Greenville County, with a June 2026 RFP deadline now passed), and a 31-state cooperative administered through Missouri. Sourcewell, the Minnesota-based cooperative, issued RFP 061626 for law enforcement equipment with a June 16, 2026 deadline targeting Sourcewell Participating Entities, though this falls outside traditional coaching-equipment scope. Representative recent opportunities include Northside ISD's IFB 2026137 for athletic equipment, supplies, software, and related services (bids due October 19, 2026, consolidating four expiring contracts); Austin ISD's RFP 27RFP024 for athletic equipment, supplies, apparel, uniforms, and accessories on an as-needed basis for all district athletic programs (due September 15, 2026); and AEPA's cooperative sealed-bid solicitation 027-E for athletic supplies and equipment across 31 state member agencies (bids due August 13, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. ET through Euna Procurement).