UNSPSC 49140000: Watersports equipment

UNSPSC 49140000 Watersports equipment is a Family code covering sporting goods and equipment supplied to state and local recreational facilities, athletic programs, and schools—though recent state and local solicitations show the code capturing a much broader scope than watersports alone. The actual buying activity under this code spans athletic uniforms and apparel (basketball, football, volleyball, soccer, softball, baseball, track, tennis, wrestling, cross country, and golf), strength and conditioning equipment (treadmills, ellipticals, exercise bikes, weight racks, dumbbells, barbells), fitness facility maintenance services, recreational infrastructure (volleyball courts, ropes courses, climbing walls, golf simulators), and specialized athletic and PE supplies. School districts form the primary issuing body, with independent school districts in Texas—Donna ISD, Birdville ISD, Pasadena ISD, Harlingen CISD, Northside ISD, and Utica Community Schools in Michigan—posting the most recent high-volume opportunities. State departments (Kentucky Finance and Administration Cabinet, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, New Hampshire Department of Administrative Services) and county or municipal recreation authorities (Sarasota County, City of Dallas, Henry County, Georgia) also procure under this code, though less frequently. Community colleges and public universities (Mt. San Antonio College, Texas State Athletics, University of Wisconsin Stevens Point) solicit for intercollegiate athletic programs.

The geographic spread is heavily concentrated in Texas, with additional activity in Michigan, Kentucky, Florida, New Hampshire, and Connecticut. Representative recent opportunities illustrate the breadth: Donna ISD issued twelve separate catalog-bid RFPs in March 2026 for equipment across eleven sports disciplines and PE supplies, each with an April 8, 2026 deadline; Birdville ISD posted an RFP on July 1, 2026 (due July 1) for athletic equipment and supplies across 15 sports serving 24,300 students with an estimated annual contract value of $867,443.31; Northside ISD (fourth-largest Texas district) issued IFB 2026-073 on April 14, 2026 (due May 14) for multi-sport uniforms and branded team wear with options to renew for three additional one-year periods; and the New Hampshire Department of Administrative Services posted RFB 174-26 on May 22, 2026 (due June 5) for 47 line items of gym equipment with a 100-percent USA-made eligibility requirement. The code also captures maintenance and certification services—Dallas Area Rapid Transit posted IFB 2099282 on June 24, 2026 (due June 30) for fitness equipment maintenance at nine facilities, and Parkway School District Missouri issued a three-year climbing wall and ropes course inspection and maintenance agreement on April 29, 2026 (due May 13).