UNSPSC 49161505: Soccer balls

UNSPSC 49161505 Soccer balls, a Commodity code, covers the supply of soccer balls for physical education programs, athletic departments, and recreation services across state and local jurisdictions. Recent solicitations show state and local governments purchasing soccer balls primarily through bundled athletic supply contracts rather than standalone soccer-ball procurements. The Association of Educational Purchasing Agencies (AEPA) cooperative awarded athletic supplies (including soccer balls) under its multistate cooperative vehicle #027-E with proposals due August 13, 2026, serving 31 state member agencies. School districts in Texas—Harlingen Consolidated ISD, Donna ISD, and Los Fresnos Consolidated ISD—issued RFPs for athletic equipment and supplies that explicitly encompass soccer balls as part of broader PE and athletic apparel packages, with responses due in May and March 2026. Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative in Texas issued a catalog discount bid for athletic equipment and supplies (ATH2628) with estimated expenditures of $13,523,279 over two years. The City of Pembroke Pines, Florida, issued two identical Quick Quote solicitations (2026QQ005 and RE26QQ02) for soccer goals rather than balls, with responses due March 5, 2026, suggesting that soccer equipment procurement often bundles related items. University-level procurement appears in Georgia, where Albany State University (eRFQ, March 26, 2026) and the University of West Georgia (eRFP for Adidas athletic apparel, March 20, 2026) sought athletic equipment including soccer balls as part of comprehensive athletic supply agreements.

Issuing bodies span school districts, state education cooperatives, municipal parks departments, cities, and universities, with school districts representing the heaviest concentration of activity. Geographic activity centers on Texas (four school district procurements plus Region 7 Cooperative), Georgia (two university procurements), Florida (municipal procurement by Pembroke Pines and school board activity in Marion County), and a 31-state footprint through AEPA. No recent solicitation isolated soccer balls as a standalone commodity; the code's activity reflects integrated athletic supply procurement where soccer balls are one line item among dozens. The Marion County, Florida School Board's January 2026 bid (#4157MF) for physical education supplies, due January 14, 2026 and effective March 1–December 31, 2026, specified soccer balls alongside volleyballs, basketballs, and training equipment for their central warehouse, representing a typical school-level bundled procurement pattern under this code.