UNSPSC 49161704: Shotputs

UNSPSC 49161704 Shotputs, a Commodity code, encompasses track and field equipment that state and local school districts procure as part of broader athletic supply and equipment contracts. Recent opportunities show school districts bundling shotputs and related throwing implements into consolidated athletic procurement vehicles covering equipment across multiple sports, rather than soliciting throwing implements as standalone line items. The code appears in solicitations where districts are consolidating expiring contracts to streamline vendor management and reduce administrative overhead, particularly when adding new sports categories or expanding facility capabilities. Issuing bodies are predominantly independent school districts and school system boards of education in Texas and Georgia, along with multi-state cooperative purchasing vehicles that aggregate demand across dozens of state member agencies. School districts use these procurements to supply athletic programs across all competitive sports and physical education curricula at the campus level.

Activity under the code concentrates in Texas and Georgia. The Northside Independent School District (San Antonio) issued IFB2026137 closing October 19, 2026, consolidating four expiring athletic equipment and supplies contracts into a single sealed-bid solicitation; the Austin Independent School District released RFP 27RFP024 (due September 15, 2026) for athletic equipment, supplies, apparel, and uniforms across all district campuses on an as-needed basis. The Association of Educational Purchasing Agencies (AEPA) cooperative vehicle #027-E (due August 13, 2026) solicited athletic supplies and equipment available to 31 state member agencies, with Georgia explicitly participating. The Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District (Texas) issued a multi-category RFP with Cross Country, Soccer, Track and Physical Education Supplies & Equipment as a distinct category (due May 4, 2026). A May 2026 Illinois School District solicitation specifically targeted NCAA-, IAAF-, and NFHS-compliant aluminum track hurdles with adjustable heights (26444DHSISDISB52420, due May 19, 2026). These opportunities reflect district-wide purchasing for ongoing athletic program support rather than one-time facility construction, though facility build-outs such as Randolph County School System's GHSA-compliant track project appear tagged to the code despite representing construction rather than equipment procurement.