UNSPSC 25161503: Tricycles

UNSPSC 25161503 Tricycles (Commodity) covers law-enforcement and municipal patrol bicycles, e-bikes for public rebate programs, and athletic equipment supplied through cooperative purchasing vehicles. Recent state and local solicitations show issuing bodies procuring duty-rated mountain bikes for police units, electric bikes for sustainability and transportation-access programs, and athletic equipment bundles through regional education service cooperatives and university athletic departments. The work spans specialized law-enforcement bicycles engineered for tactical operations with integrated equipment mounts and hydraulic braking systems, to consumer-grade e-bikes distributed through point-of-sale rebate partnerships, to general athletic equipment supplied on a catalog-discount model to schools and public institutions.

Illinois State Police and the City of Austin have posted the most visible recent activity. Illinois State Police issued sole-source notices (posted April 28 and May 20, 2026, with response dates in May and early June) for law-enforcement-grade patrol bicycles and mechanics training from Volcanic Manufacturing Inc., valued at $212,000 for the Bicycle Unit Response Team (BURT) program; delivery was required by June 30, 2026. The City of Austin issued an Invitation for Bids (IFB 8700 TJP1028, posted March 2, 2026, due March 31, 2026) for a five-year supply of manual and electric mountain bikes to Austin Police Department and Parks and Recreation, with a pre-bid meeting on March 10, 2026, and local-business and small-business price preferences available. The Atlanta Regional Commission posted an RFQ (due July 23, 2026) for e-bike retailers to serve as point-of-sale rebate partners in the City of Atlanta E-Bike Rebate Program, with a $960,000 budget covering approximately 600–800 e-bike purchases and requiring local brick-and-mortar locations. The District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department posted two mountain-bike Invitations for Bid (posted July 13, 2026, both due July 28, 2026). Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative issued an RFP for athletic equipment and supplies (Bid ATH2628, posted April 21, 2026, due March 26, 2026) with an estimated two-year expenditure of $13,523,279 across member organizations; and Albany State University issued an eRFQ for athletic equipment and customization services (posted March 6, 2026, due March 26, 2026). Activity concentrates in Texas, Illinois, Georgia, and the District of Columbia, with additional procurement through education cooperatives serving broader regional memberships.