UNSPSC 49181608: Archery bow strings

UNSPSC 49181608 Archery bow strings is a Commodity code that in practice captures a narrow slice of athletic and sports equipment procurement by state and local agencies. Recent solicitations tagged under this code show state and local governments buying athletic supplies and equipment more broadly—including soccer gear, law enforcement tactical equipment, and generalized athletic inventory—rather than archery bow strings specifically. The code appears in cooperative purchasing vehicles and school district catalogs where vendors supply multiple product categories under discount-from-catalog models. Issuing bodies include state education purchasing consortiums (the Association of Educational Purchasing Agencies on behalf of 31 state member agencies), regional government cooperatives (Sourcewell on behalf of participating county and local entities across multiple states), and individual school districts (Donna Independent School District, Texas).

Geographic activity spans multiple states through the cooperative mechanisms. The Association of Educational Purchasing Agencies procurement (AEPA #027-E, sealed bid due August 13, 2026) covers up to 31 state member agencies with Georgia explicitly named as a participant. Sourcewell's law enforcement equipment RFP (#061626, due June 16, 2026) operates under Washington state cooperative law and includes participating counties in Washington (Franklin, Grant, Grays Harbor, Chelan, Yakima) while serving agencies throughout the United States and Canada. Donna Independent School District's soccer equipment catalog bid (RFP 011326-882, due April 8, 2026) operates in Cameron County, Texas. The code shows little evidence of dedicated archery bow string procurement; the recent opportunities instead reflect general athletic and sports equipment categories where archery items may be a minor line item if present at all.