NIGP 97102: Athletic Facility Rental or Lease

NIGP 97102 Athletic Facility Rental or Lease, an Item code, covers state and local procurement of facility leases and operational partnerships for athletic venues, with recent solicitations spanning comprehensive stadium and aquatic center operations, field maintenance services, and golf course concessions. State and local governments are currently buying multi-year leases with full facility management (stadium operations with concessions, ticketing, and security), competitive swimming program operations at municipal aquatic centers, youth and adult sports programming across multiple park facilities, athletic field marking and maintenance services, and golf course clubhouse and pro-shop concession management. Issuing bodies include city recreation departments, county parks and recreation authorities, and independent park systems serving communities ranging from small towns to major metropolitan areas.

Recent opportunities span North Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Texas, and New Mexico, with representative solicitations including the Town of Mooresville, North Carolina seeking a ten-year stadium lease with comprehensive management and revenue sharing (RFP due June 17, 2026); Henry County, Georgia's procurement of competitive swim team operations at its aquatic center on a one-year term with two optional renewals (RFQ due June 2, 2026); Clay County, Florida's multi-facility athletic association partnership across seven parks with nominal annual rent of one dollar (competitive application due May 4, 2026); the City of Richardson, Texas soliciting field marking and maintenance services with estimated annual spending of $130,000 (IFB due February 18, 2026); and the City of Albuquerque's golf course concessions RFP with a five-year term, $135,000 annual minimum guarantee, and revenue sharing ranging from 5% to 25% by category (RFP due February 21, 2026). Most solicitations require comprehensive general liability insurance ($1 million to $3 million per occurrence), proof of operational experience with athletic facilities or sports programs, and detailed management plans addressing scheduling, maintenance, safety, staffing, and revenue operations.