UNSPSC 49221516: Starting gun

A gun which is used to inform the start in the record competition for several athletes in track, swimming, cycle and others who start simultaneously.

UNSPSC 49221516 Starting gun, a Commodity code, describes starter pistols and related firing devices used in track and field competition. State and local governments rarely solicit this item directly; the code appears in the source block with little relevant recent activity. The single opportunity explicitly tagged to the code is the Illinois School District's May 2026 bid for track hurdles (adjustable aluminum hurdles meeting NCAA, IAAF, and NFHS specifications), which procurement staff misclassified — hurdles are field equipment, not starting guns. The source shows no recent solicitations for actual starting guns from any state or local issuing body, cooperative purchasing vehicle, or school district. Code-specific purchasing appears dormant in the state and local market as of mid-2026.

The broader context of state and local track and field procurement activity does not support the starting-gun code. Recent opportunities—including the Randolph County Schools' track facility construction (May 2026), the Donna ISD catalog bid for track equipment (April 2026), the City of Richardson's field-marking maintenance contract (January 2026), and multiple school district apparel and equipment procurements across Texas, Georgia, and Illinois—focus on track surfaces, hurdles, field maintenance, apparel, and facility construction, not starter devices. Vendors targeting state and local athletics procurement should apply to broader athletic equipment and facility codes where actual solicitation activity occurs.