NIGP 80578: Tennis Equipment

NIGP 80578 Tennis Equipment, an Item code, covers the purchase and installation of hard court systems, nets, fencing, surface materials, and related infrastructure, as well as consumables such as tennis balls and maintenance supplies. State and local governments procure under this code through two distinct channels: capital projects for court reconstruction and improvement (where municipalities issue RFPs for demolition, resurfacing, and facility reconfiguration) and operational purchases of equipment, supplies, and consumables for ongoing athletic programs. Issuing bodies include cities (West Valley City, Town of Palm Beach), counties (Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation), independent school districts (Northside Independent School District, Austin Independent School District), and multi-state cooperative purchasing vehicles (Association of Educational Purchasing Agencies). School districts and municipalities are the most active recent buyers, often consolidating multiple expiring athletic contracts into single solicitations to ensure vendor continuity and reduce administrative overhead.

Recent activity concentrates in Utah, Texas, and Florida, with multistate reach through cooperative purchasing. Representative opportunities include West Valley City's Woodledge Park Hard Court Improvement Project (RFP WVCPARKS2604, due November 18, 2026), a capital project for demolition and reconstruction of two hard courts with post-tension surfacing, ADA compliance, and pickleball court reconfiguration; Northside Independent School District's Athletic Equipment, Supplies, Software & Related Services (IFB 2026137, due October 19, 2026), consolidating four expiring athletic contracts; Austin Independent School District's athletic equipment and apparel RFP (27RFP024, due September 15, 2026) on an as-needed basis across all District campuses; and the Town of Palm Beach's bid for 356 cases of Wilson Champion Regular Duty Tennis Balls (RFB RFBNO2026034, due June 23, 2026) with monthly delivery to Seaview Tennis Center. The Association of Educational Purchasing Agencies issued a cooperative solicitation (AEPA #027-E, due August 13, 2026) for athletic supplies and equipment across 31 state members. Los Angeles County's RFP for management, operation, and maintenance of the Arcadia Tennis Center (RFP DPR-ARCADIA-2026, due October 6, 2026) represents facility-service contracting. Most school district and municipal bids require shipping to the performing location and include performance and payment bonds for capital work; local-vendor preferences of 1–2% and veteran-hiring or workforce-quality criteria appear in Utah municipal RFPs.