UNSPSC 49161616: Floor hockey protective equipment

UNSPSC 49161616 Floor hockey protective equipment is a Commodity code encompassing specialized athletic gear and rink infrastructure that state and local governments—predominantly higher education institutions and county parks departments—purchase for competitive and recreational hockey programs. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers acquiring specific branded equipment including skates, sticks, and custom dasher board systems with supporting installation and fencing. The University of Wisconsin system has emerged as a repeat buyer, with University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and University of Wisconsin Stevens Point both posting RFQs and sealed-bid requests for men's and women's hockey equipment within the past four months. County parks departments round out the issuing-body mix, with Escambia County Parks Department in Florida soliciting a complete outdoor rink board system with installation labor and ongoing maintenance requirements.

The code shows recent activity concentrated in Wisconsin and Florida. University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire issued RFQ #UWEAUSIMPBID20260708CF on July 9, 2026, requesting CCM JETSPEED FT8 PRO skates and CCM Custom Elite sticks with responses due July 16, 2026 via email to PURCHASING@UWEC.EDU; University of Wisconsin Stevens Point posted sealed-bid solicitation #2026STPATH01340RFB on June 1, 2026, for men's and women's hockey equipment with responses due June 19, 2026 through the university's SciQuest procurement portal; and Escambia County Parks Department issued ITB #PD 25-26.093 on July 8, 2026, for furnishing and installing a complete Athletica Pro-Series aluminum dasher board system with chain link fencing and gates at Cowley Park, with sealed bids due July 29, 2026 at 12:30 p.m. and a completion deadline of November 30, 2026. The Escambia solicitation requires lump-sum pricing covering materials, labor, delivery, and mobilization, along with a 5 percent bid bond and comprehensive insurance with the county named as additional insured.