NIGP 80572: Squash, Handball, Paddle Ball, and Racquet Ball Equipment

NIGP 80572 Squash, Handball, Paddle Ball, And Racquet Ball Equipment, an Item code, encompasses construction and resurfacing of hard courts used for racquet sports and related recreational activities. State and local governments are buying demolition, base preparation, installation of post-tension and conventional concrete court surfaces with acrylic or modular tile finishes, perimeter fencing and nets, ADA-compliant access features, and site restoration for pickleball, tennis, basketball, and futsal courts. Recent solicitations show municipal parks and recreation departments issuing RFPs and IFBs for court improvement projects, with Utah municipalities (West Valley City and Levan Town) representing the dominant recent activity. Issuing bodies include city parks departments and town government, purchasing directly or through project engineers and design professionals. Evaluation typically emphasizes design specifications, final price, references for similar work, warranty terms, and work timeline, with preference programs favoring local vendors and those meeting veteran hiring, safety training, and nondiscrimination requirements.

West Valley City, Utah has posted two major RFPs under this code in the past four months: the Woodledge Park Hard Court Improvement Project (RFP WVCPARKS2604, due November 18, 2026) for demolition and reconstruction of two hard courts with reconfiguration into tennis/pickleball and basketball/futsal combinations, and the Centennial Park and Sports Complex East Hard Court Improvement Project (RFP WVCPARKS2602, due August 12, 2026) for resurfacing and expansion to a minimum of twelve lighted pickleball courts with added seating and shade structures. Levan Town in Tooele County, Utah issued an IFB for 2026 Park Improvements focused on pickleball court construction (IFB NS26137, due May 27, 2026) with an anticipated bid price of approximately $90,000 and two design alternatives for concrete slab and surfacing. A separate Sourcewell cooperative procurement (RFP 061626) issued May 12, 2026, sought Law Enforcement Equipment with participation from multiple Washington and other counties but does not appear directly relevant to racquet sports equipment procurement. Geographic concentration is limited to Utah in recent activity, with West Valley City as a repeat buyer.