UNSPSC 49161621: Stringing machine

A machine that holds the string on the frame of various rackets. It has the types for tennis, soft tennis, squash, badminton and others and the operation method has the manual type, electromotion type and others.

UNSPSC 49161621 Stringing machine is a Commodity code that encompasses tennis ball supply contracts and athletic equipment procurement by school districts and municipal recreation departments. State and local governments buying under this code are securing tennis balls and related racquet sport consumables on both one-time and recurring bases. Recent solicitations show school districts consolidating athletic supply contracts to streamline vendor management and competitive bidding, while municipalities and special districts are procuring branded tennis balls and managing facility operations that support court-based programming.

Issuing bodies include independent school districts (Northside ISD in San Antonio, Austin ISD), municipal parks and recreation departments (County of Los Angeles Department of Parks and Recreation), municipalities (Town of Palm Beach, Florida), and cooperative purchasing vehicles serving multiple states (AEPA athletic supplies cooperative spanning 31 states and Sourcewell's law enforcement equipment RFP). Texas and California show the most recent activity, with additional procurement in Florida and multi-state cooperative frameworks. Representative recent opportunities include Northside ISD's IFB2026137 consolidating four expiring athletic equipment contracts with bids due October 19, 2026; Austin ISD's RFP 27RFP024 for district-wide athletic supplies on an as-needed basis with response due September 15, 2026; the Town of Palm Beach's RFB for 356 cases of Wilson Champion Regular Duty Tennis Balls (8,544 cans total) with monthly delivery to Seaview Tennis Center and bids due June 23, 2026; and AEPA's multi-state cooperative bid PE55964NONST2026000000041 for athletic supplies and equipment spanning 31 state members with sealed bids due August 13, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. ET.