UNSPSC 49161500: Field sports equipment

UNSPSC 49161500 Field sports equipment, a Class code, encompasses athletic apparel, sports equipment, and supplies that state and local governments purchase to support recreational facilities, school athletic programs, and intercollegiate athletics. Recent solicitations show school districts and universities acquiring pickleball court surfaces, stadium seating, football helmets and pads, basketballs, volleyballs, soccer balls, jump ropes, track and field equipment, swimming gear, and related protective equipment and apparel on both as-needed and multi-year term-contract bases. Issuing bodies include independent school districts (particularly in Texas and Florida), county school boards, municipal parks departments, state university systems (Georgia), and cooperative purchasing consortia serving multiple districts and public entities across regions. The code draws solicitations from diverse jurisdictions — school districts dominate the activity, but municipal recreation authorities, state higher-education institutions, and regional purchasing cooperatives participate regularly.

Recent opportunities span multiple states and procurement models. Donna Independent School District (Cameron County, Texas) issued an RFP for football equipment and supplies as a catalog discount bid due April 8, 2026, seeking percentage discounts from vendor catalogs for the 2026–2027 school year with awards to multiple vendors. Los Fresnos CISD (also Cameron County, Texas) solicited an approved vendor list for PE and athletic equipment, supplies, and apparel across 13 sports programs due March 24, 2026, with contract effectiveness from September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2027. Tolleson Union High School District #214 (Arizona) issued IFB #27-10-31 on behalf of the SAVE cooperative purchasing consortium with a March 5, 2026 deadline, projecting $4.1 million in combined annual usage across 23 member school districts and offering MWBE set-asides and preferences. The School Board of Marion County, Florida sought a ten-month term contract for physical education supplies due January 14, 2026, covering basketballs, volleyballs, soccer balls, and related equipment. University of West Georgia and Albany State University (Georgia) issued RFP and RFQ opportunities for Adidas athletic apparel and equipment; West Valley City, Utah solicited hard court improvement services for a pickleball and basketball facility due August 12, 2026. Activity concentrates in Texas, Florida, Arizona, and Georgia, with cooperative procurement frameworks extending reach across multiple states.