UNSPSC 49181602: Archery bows

UNSPSC 49181602 Archery bows, a Commodity code, captures athletic equipment and supplies procurement by state and local education agencies. The recent solicitations under this code reveal that state and local buyers are procuring archery equipment as part of broader athletic supplies and equipment catalogs rather than as standalone specialty purchases. School districts and education cooperatives are the primary issuing bodies, sourcing archery bows alongside soccer equipment, uniforms, shin guards, first aid supplies, and general athletic gear for classroom instruction and interscholastic programs. Vendors responding to these opportunities must meet standard state purchasing compliance requirements, including insurance, debarment certifications, tax forms, and criminal history clearances; they also commit to catalog-based pricing models with firm rates across multi-year contract terms and rapid customer support response times.

The most active recent opportunities reflect education-sector buyers across the South and Midwest. The Association of Educational Purchasing Agencies (AEPA) posted sealed-bid solicitation #027-E for Athletic Supplies and Equipment on May 20, 2026, with an August 13, 2026 response deadline, covering up to 31 state member agencies on a cooperative purchasing vehicle that includes Georgia. Sourcewell, a Minnesota local government cooperative, issued RFP #061626 for Law Enforcement Equipment on May 12, 2026 with a June 16, 2026 deadline, serving multiple Washington counties and public entities across the United States and Canada, though this opportunity appears tangentially related to the archery bow code. Donna Independent School District in Cameron County, Texas posted RFP 011326-882 on March 21, 2026 for soccer equipment and supplies (due April 8, 2026), structured as a catalog bid with multiple vendor awards and extending through August 31, 2027 with two optional one-year renewals. The code shows limited standalone archery bow activity; archery procurement appears embedded in consolidated athletic-supplies vehicles rather than solicited as a distinct product line.