UNSPSC 25161505: Mountain bicycles

UNSPSC 25161505 Mountain bicycles is a Commodity code. State and local governments are procuring mountain bikes for law enforcement patrol operations, municipal fleet replacement, e-bike rebate programs, and athletic department support. Recent solicitations show police departments and transit authorities buying duty-rated patrol bicycles engineered for dismount operations and crowd control, equipped with reinforced frames, hydraulic braking systems, and integrated law enforcement mounting systems; cities purchasing manual and electric mountain bikes for fleet cycling programs with multi-year supply contracts; and local vendors participating in rebate programs where consumers redeem subsidies for e-bikes meeting safety standards including UL 2849, UL 2271, EN 15194, or equivalent certifications. Issuing bodies include state police divisions (law enforcement procurement), city transportation and public safety departments (fleet management), regional commissions (rebate program administration), and athletic departments at public universities. The code spans both direct government purchase (patrol bikes with mechanics training) and point-of-sale rebate partnerships where local retailers serve as distribution nodes.

Geographic activity is concentrated in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast, with recent opportunities posted by the District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department, the City of Austin, the City of Atlanta via the Atlanta Regional Commission, the Illinois State Police, and Albany State University in Georgia. The District of Columbia issued two separate Invitations for Bid (DOC837422 and DOC837868) for mountain bikes due July 28, 2026. Austin issued a competitive five-year IFB (8700 TJP1028) closing March 31, 2026, for 15 manual and 8 electric bikes annually for police and parks departments with a pre-offer meeting March 10, 2026, local business and small business preferences at five percent discount for awards under $500,000, and a two-year frame warranty requirement. The Atlanta Regional Commission is recruiting local e-bike retailers through RFQ RFQu706 (due July 23, 2026) to distribute $960,000 in rebates across approximately 600–800 e-bike purchases; vendors must operate brick-and-mortar locations within Atlanta city limits, maintain transaction records for five years, and complete ARC portal training. Illinois State Police sole-source procurements (posted April 28 and May 20, 2026) establish a Bicycle Unit Response Team with $212,000 estimated value to Volcanic Partners LLC for law enforcement-specific patrol bicycles and mechanics training, closing May 13, 2026, with a sole-source hearing scheduled May 13 at 2:00 PM CST via WebEx.