UNSPSC 49151603: Hockey sticks

UNSPSC 49151603 Hockey sticks, a Commodity code, covers the supply of hockey sticks and closely related equipment to state and local educational and recreational entities. Recent solicitations under this code show universities procuring branded sticks (42 CCM Custom Elite Sticks at University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire; men's and women's hockey equipment at University of Wisconsin Stevens Point), alongside a broader Sourcewell cooperative procurement for law enforcement equipment that included a mislabeled posting referencing hockey sticks in tangential context, and a Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative catalog discount bid for athletic equipment and supplies that spans multiple sports disciplines including but not limited to hockey. The issuing bodies are predominantly higher-education institutions (University of Wisconsin system), supplemented by regional purchasing cooperatives serving school districts, parks departments, and public agencies. One posting by Escambia County Parks Department sought outdoor hockey dasher board systems and installation—a related but distinct infrastructure item rather than sticks themselves—suggesting occasional scope overlap with rink infrastructure rather than consumable or equipment-grade sticks alone.

Recent activity concentrates in Wisconsin (University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire RFQ due July 16, 2026, and University of Wisconsin Stevens Point sealed bid due June 19, 2026) and spans cooperative purchasing vehicles with multistate reach (Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative, which serves Texas and surrounding jurisdictions, issued an RFP for athletic equipment and supplies with an estimated two-year value of $13.5 million and award scheduled for April 16, 2026; Sourcewell, a Minnesota local government unit, issued RFP #061626 on behalf of participating entities across Washington state and nationwide jurisdictions, due June 16, 2026). A third outlier—Escambia County Parks Department in Florida posting an ITB for outdoor hockey dasher board systems and installation with bid opening July 29, 2026—falls outside the typical stick-procurement scope. The code shows modest recent direct purchasing activity focused on education-sector athletic programs; broader cooperative purchasing vehicles offer scaled market reach but apply to athletic equipment generally rather than hockey sticks specifically.