UNSPSC 49221505: Sport nets or netting

UNSPSC 49221505 Sport nets or netting (Commodity) encompasses protective and recreational netting systems that state and local governments procure for athletic facilities, water treatment plant perimeter protection, and transit infrastructure. Recent solicitations reveal a market spanning field backstop safety netting, synthetic turf goal systems, volleyball court nets with custom branding, bird exclusion netting for transit facilities, and protective golf course netting. The issuing bodies include county parks and recreation departments, municipal governments, independent school districts, and special-purpose authorities. Henry County, Georgia; Gwinnett County, Georgia; and the City of Orlando appear as repeat buyers of athletic facility netting and turf systems, while Salt Lake City School District and Park City Municipal Corporation pursue netting for facility protection and specialized applications. School districts dominate the commodity code activity, with Northside Independent School District in San Antonio, Austin Independent School District, and Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District all recently soliciting athletic equipment and supplies that include netting components as part of broader facility modernization or equipment replacement contracts.

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia, Texas, Florida, and Utah, with secondary activity in Minnesota through Sourcewell cooperative purchasing vehicles. Representative recent opportunities include Henry County, Georgia's RFP 27-21 for the Richard Craig Park Athletic Complex Renovation (due November 11, 2026), which specifies 9-gauge galvanized chain-link fencing with overhead safety netting and custom backstop padding; Salt Lake City School District's IFB DH2707-BTN for bird exclusion netting installation at three bus station canopies totaling 94,045 square feet (bids due September 1, 2026, with six responsive bids ranging from $224,768 to $308,169.20); Park City Municipal Corporation's RFP PCMC27002WAT for protective golf netting along the 3Kings Water Treatment Plant perimeter, approximately 100 linear feet at 50 feet height (due July 24, 2026); and Sarasota County's RFQ 2026QQ738 for four complete volleyball court systems at Siesta Beach with custom branding and custom logo specifications (due June 26, 2026). Competitive sealed bids and RFPs dominate the notice type mix, with mandatory pre-bid site visits common in athletic complex and facility-focused procurements.