NIGP 80566: Soccer Equipment

NIGP 80566 Soccer Equipment, an Item code, encompasses balls, goals, apparel, protective gear, and related accessories that state and local governments procure for youth and adult athletic programs, recreational facilities, and school district physical education departments. Recent solicitations show school districts dominating purchases through catalog discount bids and as-needed vendor list awards, with occasional municipalities and counties procuring specific equipment like aluminum soccer goals for parks and recreation departments. The scope spans both consumables—balls, shin guards, uniforms—and durable goods such as portable goals and field equipment, typically awarded to multiple vendors on discount-pricing or catalog models rather than fixed-quantity contracts.

School districts in Texas, Florida, Georgia, and other states drive the majority of recent activity, including Donna Independent School District, Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District, Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District, and the School Board of Marion County, Florida. Cooperative purchasing vehicles and purchasing consortiums also appear frequently, such as the Association of Educational Purchasing Agencies procuring athletic supplies and equipment for 31 state member agencies (due August 13, 2026) and Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative's catalog discount bid with estimated expenditures of $13.5 million over two years (due March 26, 2026). Municipal procurement is limited but present—the City of Pembroke Pines, Florida issued Quick Quote solicitations for specific Alumagoal soccer goal models in February and April 2026. Universities also participate: Albany State University and the University of West Georgia both issued RFQs and RFPs for athletic apparel and equipment in early 2026. Representative recent opportunities include Donna ISD's RFP for soccer equipment and supplies catalog bid (response due April 8, 2026), Los Fresnos CISD's RFP for physical education and athletic equipment, supplies, and apparel covering 13 sports programs (response due March 24, 2026), and the City of Pembroke Pines' Quick Quote for five different sizes of Classic Alumagoal soccer goals with 30-day delivery (response due March 5, 2026).