NIGP 80540: Coaching Equipment and Supplies

NIGP 80540 Coaching Equipment and Supplies, an Item code, encompasses officiating assignor services coordinating the booking and staffing of athletic officials for youth and adult sports programs, as well as athletic apparel, equipment, and supplies purchased by school districts and universities through catalog discount bids and fixed-price contracts. State and local buyers under this code include county parks and recreation departments, independent school districts, state universities within public higher-education systems, and purchasing cooperatives serving K–12 and higher-education institutions. Greenville County, South Carolina has posted two separate RFPs (RFP26096 in March and RFP26109 in July) seeking officiating assignor services for approximately 800 games annually across youth flag and tackle football, adult basketball, and adult softball, with per-game official fees ranging from $30 to $150 depending on sport and crew size. Donna Independent School District in Cameron County, Texas issued four separate catalog discount RFPs in March 2026 for sport-specific equipment and supplies—volleyball, tennis, softball, and wrestling—each seeking multiple awarded vendors to serve the district's athletic programs on an as-needed basis for the 2026–2027 school year.

Geographic activity concentrates in the South, particularly Texas and South Carolina, with multi-state cooperative purchasing also present. The Association of Educational Purchasing Agencies (AEPA) is soliciting sealed bids for athletic supplies and equipment (AEPA #027-E) on behalf of 31 state member agencies with a response deadline of August 13, 2026, indicating a cooperative purchasing model spanning multiple states including Georgia. Sourcewell, a Minnesota-based service cooperative, issued RFP #061626 for law enforcement equipment available to governmental agencies and school districts across the United States and Canada, with a response deadline of June 16, 2026. Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative issued a catalog discount bid (ATH2628) for athletic equipment and supplies with estimated expenditures of $13,523,279.00 over a two-year contract period from April 16, 2026 through April 16, 2028. At the higher-education level, Albany State University and the University of West Georgia each issued separate procurements for athletic apparel and equipment—eRFQ 52100ERFQ0000016912026 (due March 26, 2026) and eRFP UWG Adidas Athletic Apparel (due March 20, 2026)—reflecting ongoing institutional demand for branded athletic goods and customization services.