UNSPSC 49131501: Fishing rods

UNSPSC 49131501 Fishing rods (Commodity) covers marine and law enforcement equipment procurement that state and local governments buy under broad equipment frameworks and specialized operational needs. The recent activity shows a sharp divergence between the code's nominal scope and actual solicitations: a cooperative purchasing vehicle tagged under this code is seeking law enforcement equipment broadly, while a county procurement for marine patrol outboard motors—marine-related but not fishing rods per se—appears to have been misfiled under the commodity tier. State and local issuing bodies using the code include county governments (Chatham County, Georgia) and multi-jurisdictional cooperative purchasing programs (Sourcewell, administered by the State of Minnesota on behalf of Franklin, Grant, Grays Harbor, Chelan, and Yakima counties in Washington, plus numerous other public entities nationwide and in Canada). The Sourcewell framework in particular represents a significant cooperative purchasing vehicle, extending to thousands of governmental agencies, higher education institutions, K-12 school districts, nonprofits, and tribal governments across multiple states.

Recent opportunities center on the Pacific Northwest and Southeast. Sourcewell's RFP #061626 for Law Enforcement Equipment closed June 16, 2026, establishing a contracting solution available to participating entities across Washington state and beyond under RCW 39.34. Chatham County, Georgia posted a competitive bid (solicitation 26-0038-4) on March 24, 2026 for two new Mercury outboard motors designated for Marine Patrol, with responses due May 4, 2026. The code shows limited recent activity directly aligned with fishing rods; vendors should verify code alignment with issuing bodies before pursuit, as both opportunities appear to reflect broader equipment categorization rather than discrete fishing-rod procurement.