UNSPSC 49161501: Football blocking sleds

UNSPSC 49161501 Football blocking sleds is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local opportunities tagged under it do not reflect football blocking sleds procurement — instead they reflect broader athletic equipment, supplies, and apparel sourcing across school districts, universities, and purchasing cooperatives. The code shows no concrete recent solicitations for blocking sleds themselves. Recent activity under this code encompasses catalog discount bids and term contracts for general athletic equipment (footballs, basketballs, volleyballs, protective gear, apparel, cleats, helmets, pads), physical education supplies, and sport-specific equipment for multiple athletics programs. Issuing bodies include independent school districts (Harlingen CISD, Donna ISD, Los Fresnos CISD, DeSoto County Schools, Marion County Schools), state universities (University of West Georgia, Albany State University), and cooperative purchasing vehicles (Sourcewell, Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative) serving K-12 districts, higher education, and broader governmental and nonprofit sectors.

Geographic spread spans Texas (Harlingen, Donna, Los Fresnos, Cameron County), Mississippi (DeSoto County), Florida (Marion County), and Georgia (Albany State, University of West Georgia), with broader multistate and multiregional reach through cooperative purchasing frameworks. Representative recent opportunities include Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative's RFP for Athletic Equipment & Supplies (ATH2628, due March 26, 2026, two-year catalog discount model with estimated expenditures of $13,523,279.00), Los Fresnos CISD's RFP for Physical Education & Athletic Equipment, Supplies, and Apparel (RFP262701, due March 24, 2026, as-needed approved vendor list for 13 athletic programs), Donna ISD's RFP for Football Equipment and Supplies (RFP011326879, due April 8, 2026, catalog discount bid for 2026-2027 school year), and Marion County Schools' term contract for Physical Education Supplies (Bid 4157MF, due January 14, 2026, 40 line items of PE equipment and supplies). The mismatch between the code name and actual solicitations suggests the code may be misapplied in practice to capture broader athletic procurement rather than blocking sleds specifically.