UNSPSC 90141500: Professional sporting events

UNSPSC 90141500 Professional sporting events is a Class code covering the provision of athletic officiating services, athletic event programming, facility operations for sports venues, and sports-related instruction that state and local governments currently procure to support youth and adult athletic programs, school-based athletics, and public recreation activities. Issuing bodies span school districts (Dysart Unified School District in Arizona, Birdville Independent School District in Texas, Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia), county parks and recreation departments (Hays County Parks in Texas, Greenville County Parks in South Carolina, Chatham County Parks in Georgia, Bernalillo County Parks in New Mexico), cities (City of Orlando, City of Albuquerque, City of Fort Worth, City of Madison, City of Scranton), transit authorities and higher-education institutions (City Colleges of Chicago, Sam Houston State University, Georgia Institute of Technology), and special-purpose districts. Recent activity shows school districts and county parks departments as primary repeat buyers. The work being solicited includes officiating assignor services coordinating sports officials for multiple games annually; certified athletic trainer services for school and college athletics; sports league programming and tournament management; facility operations and concessions management for dedicated sports venues; athletic equipment and supplies procurement; and specialized services like field marking, scoreboard operation, and lifeguard certification.

Geographic spread encompasses Texas (Birdville ISD, City of Orlando, City of Albuquerque, Los Fresnos ISD, Hays County, City of Richardson, City of Fort Worth), the Southeast (Chatham County Georgia, Greenville County South Carolina, Fairfax County Virginia, City of Salem Oregon), the Midwest (City Colleges of Chicago, City of Scranton Pennsylvania, City of Madison Wisconsin), and Arizona. Representative recent opportunities include Hays County Purchasing issuing RFP 2026-P15 for League Provider and Operator services at the Hays County Sportsplex with proposals due July 20, 2026, covering ten-year facility management of an 18-acre complex with four baseball fields, multipurpose fields, and basketball court; Fairfax County Public Schools issuing RFP 2000004252 for interscholastic volleyball officials services across 25 high schools, due May 28, 2026; Greenville County Parks issuing RFP #26109 for officiating assignor services coordinating approximately 800 youth and adult athletic games annually across four sports, due June 4, 2026; Birdville Independent School District issuing RFCSP 002-27 for athletic equipment, supplies, and related services supporting 15 sports across 31 campuses with estimated annual value of $867,443.31, due July 1, 2026; and City Colleges of Chicago issuing RFP WM2608 for six certified athletic trainers supporting intercollegiate athletics with estimated annual value of $315,000 and mandatory MBE/WBE participation goals of 25 percent and 7 percent respectively, due July 15, 2026.