UNSPSC 49161525: Soccer protective equipment

UNSPSC 49161525 Soccer protective equipment is a Commodity code used narrowly by state and local buyers. Recent solicitations show little direct procurement of soccer-specific protective gear; instead, the code appears tagged to broader athletic supply contracts that encompass soccer apparel, equipment, and field supplies alongside other sports. The Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District's May 2026 RFP for Cross Country, Soccer, Track and Physical Education Supplies & Equipment (solicitation ACST0526) and Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District's February 2026 RFP for Physical Education & Athletic Equipment, Supplies, and Apparel (RFP 262701) both include soccer items within multi-sport procurement frameworks. Issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and educational institutions seeking to stock athletic programs through catalog-discount or as-needed term contracts. A few cooperative purchasing vehicles like Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative (Bid ATH2628, April 2026) and the Association of Educational Purchasing Agencies (AEPA #027-E, due August 2026) pool demand across 31 state member agencies and multiple participating jurisdictions to negotiate volume discounts on athletic supplies and equipment. These cooperative structures allow schools and districts flexibility to order specific items from an approved vendor list or catalog at negotiated rates rather than committing to fixed quantities.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas and Florida, with secondary representation in Georgia and multistate cooperative programs. The Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative bid (due March 26, 2026) estimated $13,523,279 in expenditures across a two-year contract term, reflecting significant aggregate demand even when spread across many member organizations. Donna ISD (RFP 011326-882, due April 8, 2026) and Los Fresnos CISD (RFP 262701, due March 24, 2026) are soliciting catalog-discount proposals for the 2026–2027 school year with no guaranteed purchase minimums, a structure common in this code's activity. The AEPA cooperative procurement (due August 13, 2026) spans 31 states with Georgia confirmed as a participant, making it the broadest geographic reach in recent opportunities. Most solicitations require vendors to submit percentage-discount proposals from published catalogs or price lists, with awards to multiple vendors to give purchasing managers choice by item. Contracts typically run one to two years with optional renewal periods, and districts reserve the right to purchase from alternative sources if pricing or value shifts mid-term.