UNSPSC 49201601: Dumbbells

UNSPSC 49201601 Dumbbells, a Commodity code, covers free weights procured by state and local governments to equip fitness facilities at public agencies, schools, and higher education institutions. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers purchasing dumbbells as line items within broader weight room and fitness equipment packages rather than as standalone procurements—typically in sets ranging from 5 to 80 pounds, often paired with kettlebells, barbells, racks, and benches to outfit new or upgraded fitness spaces. Issuing bodies include state departments (Texas Department of Public Safety), city fire departments (San Antonio Fire Department, Atlanta Fire Rescue Department), county school districts (Columbia County, Cherokee County, Brooks County in Georgia; Harlingen and Donna ISDs in Texas; Los Fresnos ISD), community colleges (Itawamba Community College in Mississippi), and public universities (Texas A&M, University of West Georgia, Albany State University). The scope of work spans equipment procurement and installation, with vendors expected to deliver, assemble, and sometimes provide preventive maintenance and repair support for multi-location facilities.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Mississippi, with secondary activity in Maine, Florida, Minnesota, and Washington state. Representative solicitations include the Texas Department of Public Safety's IFB for gym equipment stocking a Highway Patrol facility in Houston (due June 4, 2026, via email to DPS_Solicit_Response@dps.texas.gov), requiring delivery and installation to 11711 Bedford Street, Suite 8, Houston, TX 77031; the City of Atlanta's multi-step sealed bid process for commercial-grade fitness equipment at Atlanta Fire Rescue Department locations (prequalification due June 30, 2026), encompassing eighteen equipment groups including free weights with delivery, installation, preventive maintenance, and parts support; Columbia County Schools in Georgia's RFP for weight room equipment purchase and installation at two high schools (sealed bids due March 31, 2026, via email to Hudson.Chandler@ccboe.net), evaluated 30 percent on pricing, 20 percent on value-add, 20 percent on prior school system experience, and 15 percent each on RFP compliance and proposal quality; and Los Fresnos Consolidated ISD's RFP for an approved vendor list for PE and athletic equipment and apparel on an as-needed basis (proposals due March 24, 2026, through Euna Procurement Portal), covering 13 athletic teams with pricing submitted as a percentage discount from the vendor's published list and contract effectiveness September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2027.