UNSPSC 49161506: Baseball bats

UNSPSC 49161506 Baseball bats is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local opportunities tagged under it do not align with the purchase of baseball bats themselves. Instead, the opportunities reflect construction, installation, and equipment-related services for baseball facilities and broader athletic supplies procurement. The actual work being solicited includes batting cage construction and installation, safety netting replacement for baseball and softball complexes, terrace seating upgrades at high school baseball fields, softball pitching mats, and consolidated athletic equipment and supplies contracts spanning multiple sports. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with Fulton County Schools, Northside Independent School District, Austin Independent School District, and Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District appearing across multiple solicitations. County parks and recreation departments also solicit under this code—Gwinnett County, Glynn County, and Sarasota County have posted recent opportunities for batting cage installation, safety netting replacement, and pitching mat procurement. A statewide cooperative purchasing vehicle, the Association of Educational Purchasing Agencies (AEPA), issued a solicitation on behalf of 31 state member agencies for athletic supplies and equipment, indicating multistate purchasing activity.

Georgia shows the highest concentration of recent activity, with Fulton County Schools posting multiple iterations of terrace seating upgrades at Chattahoochee High School (IFB 146-27, due November 12, 2026), Gwinnett County soliciting batting cage purchase and installation at Lenora Park (BL119-26, bids due August 28, 2026), and Glynn County requesting safety netting replacement at North Glynn Recreation Complex (IFB27-005, bids due September 16, 2026). Texas activity includes Northside Independent School District's IFB 2026137 for athletic equipment, supplies, software, and related services (due October 19, 2026), Austin Independent School District's RFP 27RFP024 for athletic equipment and apparel on an as-needed basis (due September 15, 2026), and Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District's RFP bundle including athletic baseball, softball, and physical education supplies and equipment (ABSS0526, due May 4, 2026). Florida, Minnesota, and Washington see secondary activity. The code appears to serve as a catch-all taxonomy entry for procurement opportunities related to baseball and athletic facility infrastructure rather than baseball bat sales specifically.