NIGP 80593: Water Polo Equipment and Accessories

NIGP 80593 Water Polo Equipment and Accessories is an Item code covering equipment, apparel, and related goods that state and local governments procure to support aquatic sports programs and team operations. Recent solicitations reveal that issuing bodies are buying not just polo equipment itself but comprehensive team management and athletic equipment supply services, bundled with coaching oversight, facility operations, and program development. The City of Doral Parks and Recreation Department posted an RFP in July 2026 for Water Polo Team Management Services at its aquatic center, seeking a contractor to manage year-round competitive programs, coaching staff, training protocols, and revenue operations over a three-year term with optional two-year renewal. Issuing bodies under this code span city parks departments, university athletic departments, cooperative purchasing vehicles serving school districts and public entities, and state higher-education systems. Albany State University issued an eRFQ in March 2026 for Athletic Equipment, Apparel, and Customization Services to support Division II intercollegiate athletics. Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative, serving K-12 and public-sector members, sought vendors for a catalog discount bid on athletic equipment and supplies, with estimated annual expenditures of $13.5 million over a two-year contract period (April 2026–April 2028).

Activity under this code is geographically dispersed across Florida, Georgia, and the cooperative purchasing networks spanning Texas and multi-state jurisdictions. The Doral opportunity reflects Florida municipal recreation procurement; Albany State University represents Georgia higher-education procurement. Region 7's cooperative model, centered in Texas, reaches member organizations across multiple states. Sourcewell, a Minnesota-based cooperative, issued a parallel law-enforcement equipment RFP in May 2026 with participation from Washington counties (Franklin, Grant, Grays Harbor, Chelan, Yakima) and entities nationwide, though that solicitation falls outside the water polo equipment scope. Recent opportunities show a mix of single-jurisdiction (city, university) and cooperative purchasing vehicles, with the latter offering vendors access to thousands of participating public entities. Vendors pursuing this code should expect mandatory pre-proposal meetings and site visits, multi-phase evaluation scoring technical and financial proposals heavily, and revenue-sharing or catalog discount pricing models common in cooperative and municipal procurements.