UNSPSC 56101602: Outdoor chairs

UNSPSC 56101602 Outdoor chairs (Commodity) comprises seating furnishings procured by state and local governments for campus grounds, public parks, and municipal facilities. Recent solicitations show state universities and county park departments purchasing manufactured outdoor chairs alongside complementary site furnishings such as tables, benches, and trash receptacles. Christopher Newport University issued an IFB in April 2026 for outdoor furniture including Polywood rocking chairs, Restoration Hardware dining chairs, and Janus et Cie seating (40 rockers, 104 side chairs, and 129 seating units across three manufacturer-specific lots) for its new Integrated Science Center Phase 3 building. Hillsborough County Fire Rescue in Florida pursued a two-year sole-source procurement for DreamSeat reclining chairs valued at $130,699, reflecting institutional standardization after trials. Jackson County, Missouri solicited park furnishings including premium and standard park benches under an annual contract with three optional renewals, with estimated annual spending of $65,000 and a potential four-year value approaching $260,000. Issuing bodies span higher-education institutions, county governments, and municipal park departments; no dominant repeat buyer pattern emerges from the recent opportunities shown.

Geographic activity concentrates in Virginia (Christopher Newport University solicitations in April and June 2026), Florida (Hillsborough County in June 2026), and Missouri (Jackson County in March 2026). The University of Texas at Dallas issued a broader FFE procurement in February 2026 that included outdoor lounge furniture among nine packages, indicating outdoor seating demand within higher-education capital projects. Response dates cluster between late March and late June 2026. The code shows modest but steady activity among state universities managing campus renovations and park-serving municipalities executing furnishings contracts; no sole-source restrictions or set-aside preferences are apparent in the representative opportunities, and pricing is generally competitive and lot-based.