UNSPSC 49221525: Rubber inner tube for athletics

A rubber tube that is used in the ball of handball, volleyball, basketball, soccer, water polo, rugby, and other games.

UNSPSC 49221525 Rubber inner tube for athletics (Commodity) does not map clearly to state and local procurement activity as currently solicited. The code nominally covers a single product line—rubber inner tubes used in athletic equipment—yet recent opportunities tagged under this code span competitive swimwear, swimming pool equipment, law enforcement gear, and aquatic facility operations management, none of which involve rubber inner tubes as a primary deliverable or commodity.

The most recent state and local contract opportunities show activity across school districts, universities, counties, and cooperative purchasing vehicles in Texas, Georgia, Wisconsin, Minnesota-led multi-state arrangements, and Philadelphia, but the solicitations themselves do not reflect procurement of rubber inner tubes. Northside Independent School District (San Antonio, Texas) issued IFB2026137 closing October 19, 2026, consolidating four expiring athletic-equipment contracts, and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee issued RFB 2027UWMIL01382 closing July 23, 2026, for competitive swimwear and training equipment; neither references inner tubes or rubber components as line items. The City of Philadelphia's micro-purchase B2727391 (closing June 30, 2026) sought a telescopic swimming pool pole under a Requirements agreement capped at $45,000 annually, and Henry County, Georgia's RFQ 26-38 (closing June 2, 2026) sought competitive swim team operations services. The code shows no relevant recent procurement activity and appears misaligned with the actual commodities state and local buyers are currently soliciting.