Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage

NAICS 493120 Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage involves specialized cold storage solutions for diverse federal government requirements. Services include rental of refrigerated trailers, freezer units, cold storage facilities, and temperature-controlled warehousing for biological samples, medical supplies, food products, and other temperature-sensitive materials. Contractors provide comprehensive cold storage management including monitoring, maintenance, transportation, and inventory tracking across various temperature ranges from ambient to ultra-low temperatures.

Federal Contract Awards in this category predominantly involve small business contractors providing cold storage services to agencies like the Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons, National Institutes of Health, Department of Defense, and Department of Agriculture. Contract values typically range from $3,000 to $250,000, with durations spanning several months to multiple years. Frequently awarded entities include Minnesota Cold Storage LLC, Kamtek Inc., Polar Leasing Company Inc., and Reinhart Foodservice LLC. Most awards are firm fixed-price purchase orders or blanket purchase agreements, with set-aside designations frequently targeting small businesses, woman-owned small businesses, and service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses. Performance locations are geographically diverse, spanning multiple states including Minnesota, Virginia, California, and Wisconsin.

Recent Federal Contract Opportunities focus on specialized refrigerated storage requirements for government agencies. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention seeks vaccine storage and rotation services, while the Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons solicits off-site freezer storage for institutional food service. The General Services Administration has issued a Request for Information for a comprehensive medical supplies logistics facility with extensive cold storage requirements, including four walk-in cold storage units, two ultra-low temperature freezers, and capabilities to handle temperature-controlled environments ranging from 20°C to -80°C. These opportunities emphasize precise temperature management, inventory tracking, and rapid response capabilities for government-critical storage needs.