UNSPSC 49161508: Pitching machines

UNSPSC 49161508 Pitching machines is a Commodity code. State and local governments soliciting under this code are buying athletic field infrastructure and equipment for recreation and school sports programs, including pitching machines, batting cages, pitching mats, and related safety systems. Recent opportunities show school districts and county recreation departments purchasing commercial batting cages with specifications for netting, turf, framing, and anchoring systems; pitching mats in commercial-grade materials with marked lines and spike backing; safety netting replacement for baseball and softball complexes; and consolidated athletic supplies and equipment packages that bundle multiple categories of sports gear and field infrastructure. The issuing bodies are primarily school districts—including Fulton County Schools, Northside Independent School District (NISD), Austin Independent School District, and Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District—along with county recreation and parks departments such as Gwinnett County Parks & Recreation, Sarasota County Parks Recreation and Natural Resources, and Glynn County recreation complexes. A cooperative purchasing vehicle through the Association of Educational Purchasing Agencies (AEPA) has also solicited athletic supplies and equipment on behalf of 31 state member agencies.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia and Texas, with additional procurement visible in Florida and multi-state cooperative frameworks. Representative opportunities include Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' August 2026 IFB for purchase and installation of four commercial batting cages at Lenora Park, with bids due August 28, 2026 and a mandatory pre-bid conference on August 19; Sarasota County's June 2026 RFQ for ten softball pitching mats with commercial-grade turf and spike backing, maximum threshold $50,000; Glynn County's August 2026 IFB for safety netting replacement at North Glynn Recreation Complex baseball and softball fields, target project completion by end of February 2027; and AEPA's cooperative vehicle AEPA #027-E for athletic supplies and equipment across 31 state member agencies, with sealed bids due August 13, 2026. Fulton County Schools posted multiple iterations of a solicitation for terrace seating construction at Chattahoochee High School Baseball Field with response dates through November 12, 2026.