UNSPSC 53111900: Athletic footwear

UNSPSC 53111900 Athletic footwear (Class) spans footwear products sold to state and local governments for athletic, recreational, protective, and occupational use. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers purchasing athletic shoes and cleats for collegiate and school sports programs; protective safety footwear meeting ANSI and OSHA standards for municipal departments; golf course retail footwear and socks; and general athletic footwear as part of broader uniform and apparel contracts. The issuing bodies include independent school districts, community college districts, city parks and recreation departments, municipal utilities and services, county governments, and charter schools. Repeat buyers across recent postings include Texas municipalities (Fort Worth, Waxahachie, and school districts in Harlingen and North Richland Hills via Birdville ISD), Georgia jurisdictions (Fulton County and the City of Atlanta), and California community college systems.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, California, and Georgia. Fort Worth's City of Fort Worth issued RFP 260305 on September 16, 2026, for protective safety footwear covering asphalt, electrical hazard, orthopedic, restaurant-type, static dissipative, and waterproof styles with responses due October 8, 2026; the solicitation targets $145,000 annual spend and requires a 30% Small Business participation goal. Mt. San Antonio College in Los Angeles County, California, released RFP 2026061 on July 28, 2026, for athletic apparel, uniforms, footwear, kinesiology supplies, and related equipment supporting 24 collegiate athletic programs and over 800 student-athletes, with an estimated annual contract value between $100,000 and $250,000 and a three-year initial term beginning July 1, 2026. Birdville Independent School District in North Richland Hills, Texas, issued RFCSP 002-27 on July 1, 2026, for athletic equipment and supplies across 31 campuses with an estimated annual contract value of $867,443.31 and responses due July 1, 2026. Fulton County, Georgia, solicited golf course retail merchandise including footwear under IFB MS-IFB/DPR/2608-1270044 on September 21, 2026, with bids due October 2, 2026.