NIGP 80548: Football Equipment

NIGP 80548 Football Equipment, an Item code, covers the supply of sport-specific gear, apparel, protective equipment, and related customization or installation services that state and local governments procure for athletic programs, physical education instruction, and facility upgrades. Recent solicitations show school districts, universities, cooperative purchasing consortia, and municipalities buying football helmets, pads, cleats, uniforms, field equipment, stadium seating and surfacing materials, and catalog-discount arrangements with athletic equipment vendors. Work being solicited ranges from competitive equipment catalogs priced as percentage discounts from vendor lists—used by districts to establish multi-vendor approved lists and purchase on an as-needed basis—to specification-driven stadium renovation projects and comprehensive athletic apparel agreements with brand partners.

Issuers soliciting under this code include independent school districts (Harlingen CISD, Donna ISD, Los Fresnos CISD, DeSoto County Schools, Marion County Schools), public universities (Albany State University, University of West Georgia), municipal parks and recreation departments (West Valley City, Utah), high school districts participating in cooperative purchasing consortia (Tolleson Union High School District on behalf of SAVE), and regional purchasing cooperatives (Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative). Recent activity spans Texas (Harlingen, Donna, Los Fresnos), Utah (West Valley City), Mississippi (DeSoto County), Florida (Marion County), Georgia (Albany State, University of West Georgia), Arizona (Tolleson Union High School District and SAVE consortium members), and multi-state cooperative vehicles. Representative opportunities include Donna ISD issuing an RFP for a two-year football equipment and supplies catalog bid (response deadline April 8, 2026); Tolleson Union High School District issuing an IFB on behalf of the SAVE consortium for athletic equipment and supplies with estimated annual usage across 23 school districts of $4,102,000 (response deadline March 5, 2026); Los Fresnos CISD seeking an approved vendor list for PE and athletic equipment, supplies, and apparel to support 13 athletic programs (response deadline March 24, 2026); and West Valley City issuing an RFP for a hard court improvement project at Centennial Park including stadium seating, basketball courts, and pickleball courts (response deadline August 12, 2026).